(1) vacancy occurring by reason of the death, resignation, removal or voidance of the election of an elected member shall be filled at a casual election:
Provided that in the case of a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes,, a person shall not be so qualified unless he is a member of a Scheduled Tribe:
Provided further that in the case of a seat reserved for woman no person other than a woman shall be qualified to be chosen as a member.
(2) In the case of a casual vacancy in the Office of a nominated person, the Administrator may nominate another person in his place.
(3) No election to fill casual vacancy shall be hel|d if the vacancy occurs within six months before the expiry of the duration of the Municipalitv efflux of time of the -term of office of the members.
Filling casual vacancies.
14, (1) As soon as may be after its constitution, every Municipality shall, at a special meeting, elect one of its members, from among themselves, to be the Chairperson of the Municipality.
(2) The term of office of a Chairperson shall be one year from the date of his election or the residue of the term of the Municipality, whichever is less.
(3) The office of the Chairperson shall be reserved for the first year of the Municipality in favour of a member who is a woman.
(4) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson, the Municipality shall within one month of the occurrence of such vacancy elect one of its. members as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson as the case may be.
(5) If the vacancy be a casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson and is reserved for a woman, the vacancy shall be filled by electing one of the members from amongst women.
Election of Chairperson.
15. Every Municipality shall, at a special meeting, elect one or two of its members to be the Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairpersons and may by resolution regulate the precedence of ihe Vice-Chairpersons.
Election of Vice- Chairperson.