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Article 243Q: Constitution of Municipalities

The Constitution of IndiaCentral Constitution · 1950

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(1) There shall be constituted in every State,—

(a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area;

(b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and

(c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area, 139 Constitution of Municipalities.

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ActThe Constitution of India
Article243Q
Marginal noteConstitution of Municipalities
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it9

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