Division of Corporation into wards etc., for the purpose of election of Members

45[8. 46[(1) For the purpose of election of members of the Corporation, the Government shall, by notification in the *Telangana Gazette, divide the City into as many wards as the number of members notified under sub-section (1) of section 5 in such manner as may be prescribed:]

47[(2) [XXX]]

1. (3) Where a notification issued under sub-section (1) results in the material alteration of the existing #[ward] of the city into #[wards], the Government may direct that the alteration shall take effect from the date of next ordinary elections.
2. (4) Where any local area within the jurisdiction of any other local authority is included in the city 48[XXX] the local area shall be added to such adjoining #[ward] or #[wards] of the city as the Government may direct. 49[(4A) Where any local area comprised in a Gram Panchayat constituted under the 50Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats Act, 1964 is included in a Corporation, the Government may direct that the electoral roll relating to the said local area shalI be adopted suitably for the purpose of elections under this Act, until an electoral roll for such area is prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Act.]
3. (5) When a new #[ward] is formed or when an existing #[ward] is abolished, the Commissioner shall with the approval of the Government determine-
   • (a) the #[ward] which each elected #[member] then in the Corporation shall be deemed to represent; and
   • (b) the #[ward] or #[wards] in which elections shall be held to fill up the vacancies, if any, in the Corporation.]