Bare ActsThe Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (16 of 1994).

Section 5

Substituted by Haryana Act 22 of 2009 w

Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.

Substituted by Haryana Act 22 of 2009 w.e.f. 10.10.2008, further substituted by Haryana Act 8 of 2011 w.e.f. 10.10.2008, further substituted by Haryana Act 2 of 2013, and further substituted by Haryana Act 34 of 2019 w.e.f. 10.10.2008. [1994 : Hr. Act 16 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 405 1[(4) If a Corporation is not reconstituted before the expiration of its duration laid down in sub-section (1), it shall be deemed to have been dissolved on the expiry of the said duration and, thereupon, provisions of sub-section (2) of section 400 shall be applicable.] 2[6. (1) After every official census, the total number of seats shall be Fixation of seats fixed by the Government on the basis of latest census figures. In case certain area of Corporation. is included, or excluded from the limits of a Corporation, the population shall be ascertained on the spot in respect of such area and shall be added to, or excluded from the latest census figures of that Corporation for the purpose of refixation of seats. 3[(2) For the purpose of election of members, the Municipal area shall be divided into wards in such manner, as may be prescribed.] (3) Wards shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas, and having regard to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, if any, facilities of communication and public convenience. (4) The population of each ward, as far as practicable, should be the same throughout the Corporation with a variation up to 10 percent above or below the average population per ward. (5) Wards reserved for the members of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes shall, as far as practicable, be located in those areas where the proportion of their population to the total population of the Corporation is the largest. Explana tion.- Here "population" means the population as ascertained locally by the staff, deputed by the Commissioner, after going from door to door in the Corporation. ] 4[6A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the validity of any Bar to interference law relating to the delimitation of constituencies and the allotment of seats to such by Courts. constituencies, made or purporting to be made under this Act or the rules framed thereunder shall not be called in question in any court.] 5[(6B.) The work relating to the delimitation and reservation of wards of Time limit for the Corporation shall be completed six months before the completion of the tenure delimitation and reservation of of the Corportation, failing which the State Election Commission shall go ahead wards. with the process of preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of elections on the basis of existing delimitation and reservation of wards.]

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