GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Elections
- Criteria for Fixation of Strength of elected members in Municipal
Corporations in the State - Orders - Issued
G.O.Ms.No. 328 Dated:20-04-2005
ORDER:
The following notification shall be published in the
extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 21.4.2005
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 585 read
with section 5 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act,
1955, sub-section (1) of section 11 read with section 5 of the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Act, 1979, sub-section (1) of section11 read with section 5 of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act,
1981 and sub-section (1) of section 18 read with section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations
Act, 1994 and in supercession of all the rules notifications and orders issued
if any, on the subject, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, hereby makes the following
rules for fixation of strength of elected members of Municipal Corporations in
the State:
1. Short Title and
Applicability:
(a)
These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Fixation
of Strength of elected members ) Rules, 2005.
(b)
These rules are applicable to all the Municipal Corporations in the State.
2.
Definitions: In these rules unless the
context otherwise requires
1)
“Corporation” means the
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation constituted under the Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955, the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation constituted
under the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979, the Vijayawada
Municipal Corporation constituted under the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
Act, 1981 and the other Municipal Corporations in the State constituted under
the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act, 1994.
2)
“Government” means the
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
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3. The Government by
notification in Andhra Pradesh Gazette shall declare the number of elected
members of the Municipal Corporations in the State in accordance with the
principles indicated in the following table.
|
Sl. No. |
Population as
per the latest census |
Number of
Elected Members |
|
1. |
Population not exceeding 4,00,000 |
50 |
|
2. |
Population Exceeding 4,00,000 but not exceeding 10,00,000 |
The minimum number of elected members shall be 50 and for every 50,000 of the population above 4,00,000, there shall be one additional elected member, for fraction of more than 25,000 population there shall be one additional elected member and the fraction below 25,000 shall be ignored. However, the maximum number of elected members shall not exceed 63. |
|
3. |
Population exceeding 10,00,000 but not exceeding 20,00,000 |
The minimum number of elected members shall be 63 and for every 50,000 of the population above 10,00,000, there shall be one additional elected member, for fraction of more than 25,000 population there shall be one additional elected member and the fraction below 25,000 shall be ignored. However, the maximum number of elected members shall not exceed 83. |
|
4. |
Population exceeding 20,00,000 |
The minimum number of elected members shall be 83 and for every 75,000 of the population above 20,00,000, there shall be one additional elected member, for fraction of more than 37,500 population there shall be one additional elected member and the fraction below 37,500 shall be ignored. However, the total number of elected members shall not exceed 120. |
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA
PRADESH)
VEENA ISH
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Commissioner, Printing and Stationary and Stores Purchases, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Hyderabad.
The Concerned District Collectors.
The Secretary State Election Commission, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Commissioners of all Municipal Corporations.
Copy to:
The P.S. to Minister for Municipal Administration.
The P.S. to Secretary to Government (V), MA& UD Department.
The P.S. to Secretary to Government (S), MA & UD Department.
SF/SC
//FORWARDED BY ORDER//
SECTION OFFICER