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128                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                         (Part IXA.—The Municipalities)

      Provided that a Municipality under this clause may not be constituted in
such urban area or part thereof as the Governor may, having regard to the size
of the area and the municipal services being provided or proposed to be
provided by an industrial establishment in that area and such other factors as he
may deem fit, by public notification, specify to be an industrial township.
       (2) In this article, “a transitional area”, “a smaller urban area” or “a
larger urban area” means such area as the Governor may, having regard to the
population of the area, the density of the population therein, the revenue
generated for local administration, the percentage of employment in non-
agricultural activities, the economic importance or such other factors as he may
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deem fit, specify by public notification for the purposes of this Part.
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       243R. Composition of Municipalities.—(1) Save as provided in
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clause (2), all the seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by
direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Municipal area and for
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this purpose each Municipal area shall be divided into territorial constituencies
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to be known as wards.
      (2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide—
             (a) for the representation in a Municipality of—
                (i) persons having special knowledge or experience in
             Municipal administration;
                 (ii) the members of the House of the People and the members
             of the Legislative Assembly of the State representing
             constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the Municipal
             area;
                 (iii) the members of the Council of States and the members of
             the Legislative Council of the State registered as electors within
             the Municipal area;
                 (iv) the Chairpersons of the Committees constituted under
             clause (5) of article 243S:
             Provided that the persons referred to in paragraph (i) shall not
      have the right to vote in the meetings of the Municipality;
             (b) the manner of election of the Chairperson of a Municipality.

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