Section 221: Delimitation of local government constituencies

221. Delimitation of local government constituencies.—(1) For the purpose of holding elections to the local governments, the Commission shall delimit constituencies of the local governments, including union councils, wards in a union council, a ward in a district council or ward in a municipal committee, as far as possible and subject to necessary modifications, in accordance with Chapter III of this Act and the Rules. Explanation.—A union council includes a union committee, a village council or, as the case may be, a neighborhood council. (2) For the purpose of delimitation of a union council— (a) the area of a union council shall be a territorial unity; (b) the boundaries of a union council shall not cross the limits of the local council of which the union council, being delimited, forms part; and (c) the population of union councils within a local government shall, as far as possible, be uniform. (3) The Commission shall delimit a local government, if required, into as many wards as may be notified for the election of members on general seats by the concerned government. (4) For the purpose of delimitation of a ward of a union council— (a) a ward shall consist of a village, one or more adjoining villages or, in case of an urban area, a census block or adjoining census blocks; (b) the boundaries of a ward shall not cross the limits of the union council; and (c) the population of wards within a union council shall, as far as possible, be uniform. (5) The Commission shall delimit a municipal committee into such number of wards as notified by the concerned government for election of Members of the municipal committee on general seats. (6) For the purpose of delimitation of a municipal committee— (a) a ward shall consist of a census block or adjoining census blocks; (b) the boundaries of a ward shall not cross the limits of the municipal committee; and (c) the population of wards within a municipal committee shall, as far as possible, be uniform. (7) The Commission shall delimit a tehsil council, where required, into as many wards as may be notified by the concerned government for the election on general seats to the tehsil council and district council. (8) For the purpose of delimitation of a ward in a tehsil council— (a) the area of a ward shall be a territorial unity; (b) the boundaries of a ward shall not cross the limits of the tehsil council of which the ward, being delimited, forms part; and (c) the population of the ward within the tehsil council shall, as far as possible, be uniform. (9) The Commission shall delimit a local government, if required, into as many constituencies as may be provided under the applicable local government law for the election of Members on general seats of the local government.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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