Reservation of seats of Councillors and Chief Councillor

(1) The State Government shall, by notification, reserve seats for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the backward class of citizens, and the most backward class of citizens in every Municipality, and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the backward class of citizens, and the most backward class of citizens in the municipal area of that Municipality bears to the total population of that area, and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different wards of that Municipality, at such interval, and in such manner, as may be specified in the notification. (2) Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (1) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or the Scheduled Tribes, or the backward class of citizens, or the most backward class of citizens, as the case may be. (3) Not less than one-third of the total number of seats (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the backward class of citizens, and the most backward class of citizens) to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women, and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different wards in such Municipality in such manner as may be specified in the notification under sub-section (1). (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, the office of the Chief Councillor in the Municipality shall be reserved by rotation for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the backward class of citizens, the most backward class of citizens, and women to such extent, and in such manner, as may be prescribed.