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(1) Save as provided in ~~tion .(2). all Beats in e Municipality ahall *' filled. by persona choeen by direct electi~ fran the ter;ri torial conet i tuencies in the municipal area and far this purpoee each ~icipal': area shall .be di vided by the Election Ccarll.ission, into territorial conat.Ltuencfee to be knOwn as 'Wards I in such manner that the ratio ~ between the population ot each ward and the n~r of seats e l Iott.ed to it nilall. eo tar as practicable. be the same through)ut the municipal area: • Canpoeition of Municipa- lities. Provided th,~t the total number of such members shall not be lese than ten; and not more than twenty five ' (2) The following peraona shoU be represented in e Municipality. naIDEdy :- (a) no..L.um_e than three p8mlS who 'ere not less thaIl25 y€:ara of age andwno-- have special knowledge or experience in municipal Administration Administrator to ~ nooinat.ed by the \ , f Provided t-n.at the persons ~pminated under this clause sh~ll not have the' r~ht to vote in the meetings of the Municipality:; I (b) the member ot the House of the people representing t.ne const muency "fnich canprises wholly or partly. the municipal aijea. 1 (3) Seats f1l'Jall be reserved f<)r the Schedulod Tribes, the nUDll:>er of such seats ~~inq determined by the administrator. by order to: be publ ished in the Official Gazette and the nWlLi)8r of seats so reserved shall bear. as nearly ~ may Do. the same proport i.:m to the total num'Der of seats to be tilled by direct election in t.hat Municipality as' the population of Schedules \ Tribes in the municipal er ee bears to the totajl population of that area and. such seats shall':be allotted .by rotation to d i f ferent, wards in tJ~e Municipality. (4) Seats shall be resw';ved.,: for wanen belonging the Scheduled Tribes i:lIlongst the seats reserved for the Scheduled Trii>ef1, the number of such seats betng determined by t~e Administrator. by order to ~~ published in the ()tficial Gazette which shall not be Ieee thon o:7le-tbird 'of the total number of seats reserved tor the Schedule Tribes. ' j' i: 11fE 'ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR .EX'IRAaIDINAHY GAZBITB. 'DB:. 8, 1994 11 _- " (5) Seat..3 shDll be reserved tor 'Wallen. the nwabe~ of such seats being deteriained by the AdminlstratOI' by order published in the Official Gazette. which shall be not lese the.n one-third of the total nUll.ber of seats and such seats ehall be allotted by rotation to different wards in such manner in this AdJDinistrator may, by order, published in the Official Gazette. direct in this behalf. Duration of.Muni- cipality.