Election of members of Village Authorities.

The election of members of the Village Authority of a village shall be on the basis of adult suffrage, that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India and who is ordinarily resident in the village and is not less than twenty-one years of age on such date as may be fixed by rules made under this Act, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such election. Explanation.—A person shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in a village if he ordinarily resides in that village or owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house therein.