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(1) In the event of the failure of the State Election Commission, or the agency appointf"..d in its place by the State Government, for any reason whatsoever, to conduct elections to the office of Area Sabha Representative for the Area within the Corporation, or Municipality, each Ward Councillor shall, within a period of eight weeks from the last date on which the elections ought to have been held as described in section 6, ca11 for nominations for the office of Area Sabha Repres-.' . ~ntive for every Area in this Ward, in accordance with: rules framed in this behalf. ' . (2) A "call for nominations", as described in sub-section (1) may be made by publication of an advertisement for the purpose in at least two prominent local newspapers in wide circulation, of which at least one shall be a regional language newspaper. Additionally every call for nominations must be notified on a prominent notice board in every Corporation or Municipal office or building in the ward. (3) Nomination papers for the office of the Area Sabha Representative shall be available with the Ward Councillor, Corporation or Municipal offices and other public places where the public can easily procure the same, eight weeks from the last date on which the elections, as described in section 6, ought to have been held. ... Term of office