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THE PUDUCHERRY VILLAGE AND COMMUNE PANCHAYATS ACT, 1973

The Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973

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This Act provides for village panchayats and commune panchayats in Puducherry. It sets up Gram Sabhas, provides for forming panchayat villages, townships and commune panchayats, and sets the constitution and strength of village panchayats and commune panchayat councils. It also covers elections, reservation of seats and delimitation.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 2AGram Sabha
  4. 3Formation of panchayat village
  5. 4Township
  6. 5Formation of commune panchayats
  7. 6Constitution of village panchayats and their incorporation
  8. 7Strength of a village panchayat
  9. 8Constitution of commune panchayat councils for commune panchayat and their incorporation
  10. 9Composition and strength of a commune panchayat council
  11. 9AElections to Panchayats
  12. 10Election of members
  13. 11Provided that no person shall be eligible to be elected under this Act as a member of more than one panchayat.
  14. 12Provided that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prevent the backward class of citizens from standing for elections to the non-reserved seats in the panchayats.
  15. 13Duration of panchayats, etc
  16. 14Filling of vacancies of elected members
  17. 16Election to more than one seat
  18. 17Qualifications for inclusion in electoral roll for panchayat village and publication thereof

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