(7) Save as provided in sub-section (2), all seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the municipal area and for this purpose each municipal area shall be divided by ^he Election Commission into territorial constituencies to be known as 'Wards' in such manner that the ratio between the population of each Ward and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as piacticable, be the same throughout the municipal area:
Provided that the total number of such members shall not be less than ten and not more than twenty-five. '
(2) The following persons shall be represented in a Municipality, namely: —
(a) not more than three persons who are not less than 25 years of age and who have special knowledge or experience in municipal administration to be nominated by the Administrator:
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Provided that the persons nominated under this clause shall not have the right to vote in the meetings of the Municipality;
(b) the member of the House of the people representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly, the municipal area.
(3) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, ihc number of such seats being determined by the Administrator by Order to be published in the Official Gazette and the number of seals so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same propoiiion tu the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as Hie population of (he Scheduled Tribes in ihe municipal urea bears io 'he loial population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different words in ihe Municipality.
(4) Seats shall be reserved for women belonging t0 Scheduled Tribes from amongst the seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, the number of such seals being determined by the Adm'hislr,itor by Order to be uublished in ihe Official Gazette which shall mu be less than one-third of the lutal number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
(5) Seats shall be reserved for women, (he numbei of such scats being determined by the Administrator, by Order published in ihe Official Gazette, which shall be not less than one-third of the total number of seals and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in such manner as the Administrator may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, direct in this behalf.
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