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(1) Any general or mid-term election to the Council shall be conducted mid-term by the Returning Officer appointed by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commis- . lection. sion in accordance with the rules. (2) Unless the Tamil Ncdu State Election Commission otherwise directs, no casual vacancy of a councillor or Chairperson shall be filled in cases where the general election for the councillor or Chairperson under sub-section (I) is due within six months. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act but subject to the pro- visions of sub-section (2), the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission may for any valid reason direot the postponement or alteration of the date of general or mid- term election or may stop the proceedings of any election. (4) A courrL:l1-- or Chairperson clcofod at a mid-term election shall entel upon oE-- forthwith but shall hold office so long only as the councillor or Chair- person in whose place he is elected would have been entitled to hold oGca if tho vacancy had not occured. - *. one ward. Provided that a Person who stands for election as Chairperson shall not&e eligible toJ stand for election as a council101 : Provided furthsr that a psrson who stands for eleation as a councillor shall not be eligible to !stand for election as Chairperson : Provlded ~ l j o t h l t 110 c~dn:ill~r shall b3 oligibl3 to standjitor]election ,as ?hairperson.