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Section 22: Filling of casual vacancies of Sarpanch and Pancbes

The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994State Act of Punjab · Act 9 of 1994

(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs by death, resignation, removal or otherwise of a Sarpanch or of a Panch the vacancy shall be filled up by way of election:

1[Provided that the vacanqy so occurs be shall be filled up out of the persons belonging to the category to which category of person the vacancy relates.]

(2) A person elected to fill a casual vacancy under sub-section (1) shall be elected for the remainder of his predecessor's term of office:

Provided that where the remainder of period for which a Panch or Sarpanch is to be elected is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this section to fill such a vacancy.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994
Section22
Marginal noteFilling of casual vacancies of Sarpanch and Pancbes
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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