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Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

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(1) The Government shall, from time to time, by notification, determine the total number of councillors to be elected to the council: Provided that the total number of councillors shall not be less than forty-eight.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), all councillors of the council shall be elected in the manner laid down in this Act.
(3) Among the elected members of the council there shall be-
- (a) five persons (not being women) belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; and
- (b) five persons who are women as councillors: Provided that if the requisite number of persons under any of the clauses (a) or (b) of this sub-section, is not elected to the council, then, the elected members of the council shall, in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, co-opt to itself as councillors, the required number of persons specified in clause (a) or clause (b) : Provided further that no person shall be co-opted under this sub-section unless such person is eligible for being elected as a councillor from any one of the wards:

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