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Notwithstanding anything contained in section 21, no person shall be entitled, in cases where election to a seat is contested, to contest such election for more than one ward, and every person who may have filed his nomination paper for seats to a Municipality for more than one ward shall withdraw his candidature from all but one of the seats by a notice in writing which shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed and deliver the same before 3 P.M. on the last date fixed for withdrawal: Provided that if a person fails to withdraw his candidature from all but one seat in the manner specified above, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his candidature from all seats.