1. THE CITY OF NAGPUR CORPORATION ACT, 1948
1. Short title, extent and Commencement.
(1) This Act may be cited as the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948.
(2) Except as is hereinafter otherwise expressly, it applies only to the
larger urban area constituting the City of Nagpur.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by
notification, appoint in this behalf.
7. Incorporation of Corporation.
The Corporation shall by the name of the Corporation of the City of Nagpur be a
body corporate, and have perpetual succession and common seal, and shall by that name
sue and be sued.
9. Constitution of Corporation and division of City into wards.
(1) The Corporation shall consist of,-
(a) one hundred twenty-nine Councillors directly elected at ward
elections;
(6. Amendment of section 9 of C.P.Bearer II of 1950—In section 9
of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948, in sub-section (1), in
clause (a), for the words “one hundred twenty-nine” the words
“one hundred thirty-six” shall be substituted.
(b) five nominated Councillors having special knowledge or
experience in municipal administration, nominated by the
Corporation in the prescribed manner.
(2) The State Election Commissioner shall, from time to time, by notification
in the Official Gazette, specify for the City the number and boundaries of
the wards into which the City shall be divided for the purpose of the ward
election of Councillors, so that, as far as practicable, all wards shall be
compact areas and the number of persons in each ward according to the
latest census figures shall approximately be the same. Each of the wards
shall elect one Councillor;
Provided that, the provisions made under sub-section (1) or notification
issued under sub-section (2) shall not have effect until the expiry of the
duration of the existing term of the Corporation.
Provided also that, before any notification is issued under sub-section (2),
a draft thereof shall be published in the Official Gazette and in such other
manner as in the opinion of the State Government is best calculated to
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thereby, together, with a notice specifying the date on or before which any
objections or suggestions will be received, and the date after which the
draft will be taken into consideration.
9A. Reservation of seats.
(1) In the seats to be filled in by election in the Corporation there shall be seats
reserved for persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste, the Scheduled Tribes,
Backward Class of citizens and women, as may be determined by the State
Election Commissioner, in the prescribed manner.
(2) The seats to be reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes
and the Scheduled Tribes in the Corporation shall bear, as nearly as may be,
the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled in by direct
election in the Corporation as the population of the Scheduled Castes, or, as
the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes, in the Corporation area bears to the
total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to
different wards in the Corporation.
Provided that, one thirds of the total number of seats so reserved shall be
reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be,
the Scheduled Tribes.
Provided further that, where only one seat is reserved for the Scheduled
Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes, then no seat shall be
reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be,
the Scheduled Tribes and where only two seats are reserved for the Scheduled
Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes, one of the two seats shall
be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may
be, the Scheduled Tribes.
(3) The seats to be reserved for persons belonging to the category of
Backward Class of citizens shall be twenty-seven per cent of the total number
of seats to be filled in by election in the Corporation and such seats shall be
allotted by rotation to different wards in the Corporation:
Provided that, one-third of the total number of seats so reserved shall be
reserved for woken belong to the category of Backward Class of citizens.
(4) One-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the
Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the category of Backward Class
of citizens) of the total number of seats to be filled in by direct election in the
Corporation shall be reserved for woken and such seats shall be allotted by
rotation to different wards in the Corporation.

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(5) The reservation of seats (other than the reservation of woken under sub-
section (2) shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the period specified
in article 334 of the Constitution of India.
9AA.. Person contesting election for reserved seat to submit Caste Certificate and Validity
Certificate: Every person desirous of contesting election to a seat reserved for the
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or, as the case may be, Backward Class of Citizens,
shall be required to submit, along with the nomination paper, Caste Certificate issued by
the Competent Authority and the Validity Certificate issued by the Scrutiny Committee in
accordance with the provisions of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and
Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste
Certificate Act, 2000.
Provided that, a person who has applied to the Scrutiny Committee for the verification of
his Caste Certificate before the date of filing the nomination paper but who has not
received the validity certificate on the date of filing of the nomination paper shall submit
along with the nomination paper,-
(i) a true copy of the application preferred by him to the Scrutiny Committee
for the verification of his Caste Certificate before the date of filing the
nomination paper but who has not received the validity certificate on the
date of filing of the nomination paper shall submit, along with the
nomination paper,-
(ii) an undertaking that he shall submit, within a period of four months from
the date of his election, the validity certificate issued by the Scrutiny
Committee;
Provided further that, if the person fails to produce the validity certificate
within a period of four months from the date of his election, his election
shall be deemed to have been terminated retrospectively and he shall be
disqualified for being a Councillor.”.
9B. State Election Commission.
(1) The Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral
rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Corporation shall vest in the
State Election Commission.

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(2) The State Election Commissioner may, by order delegates any of his powers
and functions to any officer of the Commission or any officer of the State
Government not below the rank of Deputy Collector or any officer of the
Corporation not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner.
(3) All the officers and members of the staff appointed or deployed for
preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of election of the Corporation under
this Act or the rules shall function under the superintendence, direction and
control of the State Election Commissioner.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the rules, the State
Election Commissioner may issue such special or general orders or directions
which may not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Act for fair and free
elections.
9C. Powers of State Election Commissioner to issue directions to the prevent
impersonation.
The State Election Commissioner may, with a view to prevent impersonation of
electors at the time of election, issue such directions, as be thinks fit, to the presiding
officers and such directions may include instructing the electors to produce, at the time of
polling, the photo identity cards issued to them under the provisions of the Representation
of the Peoples Act, 1951,
12. Preparation of municipal election roll.
The Assembly roll for the time being in force, on such date as the State Election
Commissioner may, by general or special order notify, shall be divided by the State
Election Commissioner into different section corresponding to different wards in the
City; and printed copy of each section of the roll so divided and authenticated by the
State Election Commissioner or an officer authorised by him, shall be the ward roll for
each ward.
13. Enrolment in municipal electoral roll.
Every person whose name is included in any ward roll shall be deemed enrolled in
the municipal electoral roll.
13A. Person Qualified to vote.B
Every person whose name is in final ward roll shall be deemed to be entitled to
vote at the ward election and every person whose name is not in the said roll shall be
deemed to be not entitled to vote.
14. Qualifications of candidates.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who is not less than twenty-one
years of age on the last date fixed for making the nomination for any general
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voter for a ward shall be qualified to be a Councillor, and to be elected either
from such ward or from any other ward.
(2) Any person who ceases to be a Councillor shall, if qualified under sub-section
(1), be eligible for re-election as such.
15. Disqualifications of candidates.
No person shall be eligible for election as a Councillor if he-
(a) is not a citizen of India; or
(b) has been adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind; or
(c) is a leper; or
(ca) has, at any time after the commencement of section 8 of the Maharashtra
Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1970, been convicted of an offence
punishable under section 153A, or sub-section (2) or (3) of section 505, of the
Indian Penal Code:
Provided that, such qualification shall be for a period of six years from the date
of such conviction; or
(d) has been convicted by a Court in India of any offence involving moral
turpitude unless a period of six years has elapsed since the date of such
convictions; or
(e) has been dismissed from the service of the Government for misconduct and
has been declared to be disqualified for employment in the public service; or
(f) has been dismissed for misconduct from the service of any municipal
corporation, municipal committee, notified are committee, district council or
local board and has been declared by the State Government to be disqualified
for employment in the public service; or
(g) has been so disqualified by or under any law,-
(i) for the time being in force for the purpose of elections to the Legislature of
the State.
Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less
than he is less than twenty-five years of age, if he has attained the age of
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(ii) made by the Legislature of the State of Maharashtra.
(g-1)is a servant of Government and is remunerated by salary or honorarium
(which expression shall not include fees or commission); or
(h) holds any salaried office under or place of profit in the gift or disposal of the
Corporation or any other local authority, while holding such office or place; or
(i) has directly or indirectly any share or interest in any contract with, by or on
behalf of the Corporation while owning such share or interest:
Provided that a disqualification under clause (e),(f) or (i) may be removed by
an order of the State Government in this behalf.
Explanation: A person shall not, by reason of being a shareholder in or a
member of any incorporate or registered company, be
deemed to be interested in any contract entered into
between the company and the Corporation.
Amendment of Section 15 of C.P., and Bearer II of 1950.—In section 15 of
the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948, after clause (i), the following
clause shall be added namely –
(j) is elected and becomes a Member of the State Legislature or of Parliament, or
if he is already a member of the State Legislature or of Parliament, unless he
resigns as such member, within a period of one month from the date of
coming into force of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and Municipal
Councils (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001.
Amendment to the City of Nagpur Act, 1948
In Section 15 of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1949 after clause (i),
below the Explanation, the following clause shall be added namely:-
“(j) has more than two children:
Provided that, a person having more than two children on the date of
commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and Municipaln
Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Second Amendment)
Act, 1995 (hereinafter in this clause referred to as “the date of such
commencement”), shall not be disqualified under this clause so long as the
number of children he had on the date of such commencement does not
increase:
Provided further that a child or more than one child born in a single delivery
within the period of one year from the date of such commencement shall not

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be taken into consideration for the purpose of disqualification mentioned in
this clause.
Explanation – For the purpose of this clause, --
(i) where a couple has only one child on or after the date of such
commencement , any number of children borne out of a single subsequent
delivery shall be deemed to be one entity;
(ii) “child” does not include an adopted child or children.”
16, Publication of names of Councillors in the Official Gazette.
The names of all persons elected to be the Councillors shall be published by the
State Election Commissioner in the Official gazette.
17. Duration of Corporation.
(1) The Corporation shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for a period of five
years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
(2) A Corporation constituted upon the dissolution of the Corporation before the
expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period
for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued under sub section
(1), had it not been so dissolved.
17A. Term of office Councillors.
The term of office of the Councillors shall be co-terminus with the duration of the
Corporation.
17B. Election constitute Corporation.
An election to constitute the Corporation shall be completed,--
(a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1) of Section 17; or
(b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution;
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved
Corporation would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be
necessary to hold any election under this section for constituting the Corporation
for such period.
18. Filling up of casual vacancies.
(1) In the event of failure to accept office by a person elected to be a Councillor,
or of the death, resignation or disqualification of a Councillor, or of his
becoming incapable of acting before the expiry of his term of office, a casual
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shall be filled as soon as conveniently may be but not later than six months by
the election of a person thereto as Councillor, who shall take office forthwith
and shall hold such office for the unexpired term of his prodecessor:
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no election shall be
held for the filling of a vacancy if general election is due to be held in six
months of the occurrence of such vacancy:
19. Effect of subsequent disabilities.
If any person having been elected or nominated a Councillor,--
(a) subsequently becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in
section 15 and such disqualification is not removable or being removable is not
removed, or
(a-1) has been disqualified under the Maharashtra Local Authority Members’
Disqualification Act, 1986, for being a councillor, or
(b) absent himself during three consecutive months from the meetings of the
Corporation, except from temporary illness or for any other cause which the
Corporation may consider sufficient to justify such absence, or
(c) is retained or employed in any professional capacity in connection with
any matter to which the Corporation is a party, or
(d) absence himself during six consecutive months from the meeting of the
Corporation, or
(e) fails to pay any arrears of any kind due by him to the Corporation within
three months after a special notice in this behalf has been served upon him by the
Commissioner,
Such person shall cease to be a Councillor and the State Government shall,
by notification, declare his seat to a vacant.