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In this ,\ct, unless the context other\''ise requires,-- (,\) 'election' n1,,ans an(l includes entire elccti~n process oo.1n1nencing fp~111 the pre p,lra~ion of hst of voters and .111 stag•is cuhnmatmg into election of a co1mc11lor or, as the CJS'~ n1\Y h!. a n1cn1b2r of the loc1l authority and it is ahvays dce111C'd to h·1vc incant. and included cntir« cL•ction pt»JCC<>s; (b) '!oc.11 auth'lrity' 1n·~ans a p,1nch:1yat, a 1n1111icip.1lity and H )lunicip,11 Cor· porat.ion con~tituted under thc'rele,·ant .:\.ct; (c) 'rcleYant Act', in relilt.ion to,-- (ii) a 111\luicipJlity, 1n''.llls the Guj,1rat )Junicip.dities Act, 1963. t J;' · (iii). 'a r...orpOr<ltion, Ine11"ns, the., Br11nh,\)· 1?roYincial )luniOipiiJ. (.'O'rpo.ratiOnB 1\.ct, 19·19: , 3. .Xot\\•ith~tan\ling anybhing contained in the relevant _.\ct or the rules or hy-l1i.,1·s or order1u·lde thereunder or in anyjudg~p~~1~t,. decr\!eor order of anycourtor;utho· rit.y, during t.lv~ p~riot1 fron1 the 1la.tp, (If :the :Co1nn1encr1uent. of this .i\~t and upto and iuclu~iYe of the '•ith Janu.iry, 1995, no gc·neral election of th'3 Councillor.~ of any Corpo- l'fltion, or of ;\l_tf· nlJluiqipality. or Of 1n•:n1hPrs of an~' panch'lyat and no elect.ion to -f.ill. yp a\l~~:\}}.,B.IUl,l--vac.lnc~' of any. such Councillor or 1ne1nber shall be held; and the .tle-0tio;1,~h~ll h_e started thereaft.er of such loc1l a utlv>rily of \\'hich duration ha\.! alrC'ady Cxpircd bJfor.:i the con11n·~nc3n1ent of this Act or i1:1 due to expire bcfor,; 1st. Mai, 1995 or forJn'Old for .~uch area which arc declared as transitional or fnnallcr urban area and sh'.ll! bi} co1npleted b2fore the 1st lilay, 1995 in accordance \Vith the provisions of t4r:i. l't~lcvant Act and the rules 1n<i.de thereunder.