For the purposes of elections of Councillors
the Deputy Commissioner shall, in accordance with such rules as may be
prescribed by the Government :––
(a) divide the municipal area into wards in such a manner that––
(i) one Councillor shall be elected from each ward ; and
(ii) as far as possible the population in each ward shall be equally distributed :
Provided that the population in each ward shall not be less than 7500 and the number of total seats to be filled by direct election shall not exceed seventy five ;
(b) determine the territorial extent of each ward ; and
(c) determine the ward or wards in which seats are reserved under this Act.
(a) divide the municipal area into wards in such a manner that––
(i) one Councillor shall be elected from each ward ; and
(ii) as far as possible the population in each ward shall be equally distributed :
Provided that the population in each ward shall not be less than 7500 and the number of total seats to be filled by direct election shall not exceed seventy five ;
(b) determine the territorial extent of each ward ; and
(c) determine the ward or wards in which seats are reserved under this Act.