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| PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 17, 2020 (ASAR 26, 1942 SAKA) | ||
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020 (ASADHA 26, 1942 SAKA)
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICE)
NOTIFICATION
The 17th July, 2020
No.06/02/2020-2LG1/842.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 5 read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 6 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (Punjab Act No. 42 of 1976), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following Order further to amend the Determination of number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations Order, 2008, namely:-
ORDER
1. (1)This Order may be called the Determination of number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Order, 2020.
(2) This Order shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Determination of number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations Order, 2008, for Schedule-I, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
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"SCHEDULE-I
(See Order 4)
Number of seats Seats reserved Seats reserved for women Remarks
determined for for women (including number of seats
the Municipal
reserved for women, if any,
Corporation belonging to the Scheduled
Mini- Maxi- Mini- Maxi- Castes)
mum mum mum mum
1 2 3 4
50 100 25 50 In every 1st General For giving effect to fifty percent
Election, every odd number reservation to women in the Scheduled
ward, as far as practicable, Caste category also, if an even
will be reserved for women. numbered ward already reserved for
Scheduled Caste category is reserved
for Scheduled Caste (women), in that
case an odd numbered ward next to that
even numbered ward in general
category will not be reserved for
women. Further, if an odd numbered
ward reserved for Scheduled Caste
category is not given to Scheduled Caste
women, in that case an even numbered
ward next to that odd numbered ward
in general category will be reserved for
women.
25 50 In every 2nd General For giving effect to fifty percent
Election, every even number reservation to women in Scheduled
ward, as far as practicable, Caste category also, if an odd numbered
will be reserved for women. ward already reserved for Scheduled
Caste category is reserved for
Scheduled Caste (women), in that case
an even numbered ward next to that
odd numbered ward in general category
will not be reserved for women. Further,
if an even numbered ward reserved for
Scheduled Caste category is not given
to Scheduled Caste women, in that case
an odd numbered ward next to that even
numbered ward in general category will
be reserved for women.
PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 17, 2020 (ASAR 26, 1942 SAKA) 68925 50 In every 3rd General For giving effect to fifty percent
Election, every odd number reservation to women in Scheduled
ward, as far as practicable, Caste category also, if an even
will be reserved for women. numbered ward already reserved for
Scheduled Caste category is reserved
for Scheduled Caste (women), in that
case an odd numbered ward next to that
even numbered ward in general
category will not be reserved for
women. Further, if an odd numbered
ward reserved for Scheduled Caste
category is not given to Scheduled Caste
women, in that case an even numbered
ward next to that odd numbered ward
in general category will be reserved
for women.
Explanation.- In this Order, the expression,-
(a) "1st General Election" shall have the meaning, the election on the basis of new delimitation or coming into existence of the new or amended rules, if any.
(b) "2nd or 3rd General Election" shall have the meaning, the election by rotation on the basis of last delimitation".
SANJAY KUMAR, IAS,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Local Government.