(1) The first general election of the Board of Councillors of a municipal area newly constituted shall be held at such time as the State Government may prescribe.
(2) The general election in a municipal area to constitute the Board of Councillors shall be held before the expiration of the term of office of the existing Board of Councillors on such date as the State Government may fix for the purpose.
Formation of Special Committee.
Constitution of Joint Committee.
Holding of general election.
223 The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993.
[West Ben. Act (Part II—The Municipal Areas.—Chapter IV—Election of Councillors.—Sections 27, 28.)
(3) Each ward of a municipal area shall elect a Councillor during the general election in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, there shall be no bar to the constitution of a Board of Councillors after a general election on account of election not being held in a ward or in a number of wards not exceeding one-fourth of the total number of wards constituting the municipal area.
Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women.
Elections to the Municipalities.