THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

(3) The Administrative Committee or the Special Officer appointed under sub-section(1) shall, notwithstanding that the period of appointment under the said sub-section has notexpired, cease to hold office 2 [with effect from the date of reconstitution of the Municipality].66. 3 [x x x x]67. 4 [ x x x x]CHAPTKR VIELECTION TO MUNICIPALITIES68. Elections to Municipalities.— The superintendence, direction and control of thepreparation of electoral rolls, for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Municipalities shall vest in theState Election Commission.69. Division of Municipalities into wards for election, reservation etc.—(1) For thepurpose of election of Councillors to Municipalities, 5 [State Election Commission or the officerauthorised by it in this behalf] shall, after previous publication of the proposals inviting objectionsor suggestions, if any and after considering f he same, divide the Municipalities into as many wards asthere are number of seats as notified under section 6 6 [and determine the boundaries thereof]:Provided that the population of each ward in a Municipality shall, as far as practicable, be equal.(2) Copies of the proposals published and final orders issued under sub-section(l) shallbe published by affixing copies thereof on the notice board of the office of the Municipalityconcerned, and in such conspicuous places within the concerned municipal area. The fact ofsuch publication shall be published in the Gazette and in two local newspapers having widecirculation within the municipal area concerned.ballot.(3) Only one Councillor shall be elected for each ward and election shall be by secret(4) A person whose name has been included in the electoral roll of a ward shall beentitled to vote in an election to that ward.(5) No delimitation of wards or change of wards for the purpose of reservation shall bemade in a Municipality after its constitution except for the purpose of general election to thatMunicipality and no such delimitation or change of wards shall, in any manner, affect theexisting Municipality.6A [69A. Review of Final orders by the State Election Commission.— (1) The State ElectionCommissions may, either suo moto or on application, review any order passed under section 69 and passsuch orders as it may deem fit.(2) An application for review under sub-section (1) shall be submitted within fifteen daysfrom the date of passing of the final order on which the compliant is based:Provided that the time taken for obtaining a copy of the order against which the complaint has beenfiled shall be excluded from calculating the said fifteen days.(3) Any order issued by the State Election Commission under sub-section (1) shall bepublished, as soon as may be alter it is issued, by affixing in the notice board of the concernedMunicipality and in a conspicuous place within such Municipal area and the fact of such publicationshall be published, in the Gazette and in two local newspapers having wide circulation in theconcerned Municipal area.]Validity of delimitation etc.— The validity of any law relating to the delimitation ofwards or allotment of seats to such wards shall not be called in question in any court.6A. Section 69A inserted by Act 14 of 2000, w.e.f. 18-1-2000.