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Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules, 1996


Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules, 1996

Published vide Punjab Government Gazette, (Extra.), dated 18.6.1996

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The 17th June, 1996

No. GSR46/PA42/76/S6A/96. - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6-A of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (Punjab Act No. 42 of 1976), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Government of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations in the State of Punjab, namely :-

  1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules, 1996.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

  1. Reservation for the Offices of Mayors.[Section 6-A] - [(1) Out of the hundred Offices of Mayors of the Corporations falling vacant in elections conducted from time to time, the Offices occurring at serial numbers 10, 36, 54, 77 and 93 shall be reserved for the members of the Scheduled Castes, and the Offices occurring at serial numbers 17, 43, 64, 85 and 96 shall be reserved for women including women belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Similarly, the Offices occurring at serial numbers 24 and 81 shall be reserved for the members of the Backward Classes.]

(2) The reservation referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be effected in the manner as indicated in the Schedule appended to these rules.

  1. On filling up of hundred offices of Mayors as specified in rule 2, the process of giving this reservation shall continue for further election also.

Explanation. - For the purpose of sub-rule (1) the expression 'Election' shall mean the general election held after the completion of duration of five years of a Corpn.

[Schedule]

[See Rule 2(2)]

Reservation of offices of Mayors in Corporations

Serial No. Name of the Corporation Number of elections Offices of Mayors reserved for Scheduled Castes
1 2 3 4
1 Amritsar Ist election
2 Jalandhar Ist election
3 Ludhiana Ist election
4 Patiala Ist election
5 Bathinda Ist election
6 Amritsar 2nd election
7 Jalandhar 2nd election
8 Ludhiana 2nd election
9 Patiala 2nd election
10 Bathinda 2nd election At point No. 10, Bathinda has been reserved for Scheduled Castes
11 Amritsar 3rd election
12 Jalandhar 3rd election
13 Ludhiana 3rd election
14 Patiala 3rd election
15 Bathinda 3rd election
16 Amritsar 4th election
17 Jalandhar 4th election At point No. 17, Jalandhar has been reserved for Women
18 Ludhiana 4th election
19 Patiala 4th election
20 Bathinda 4th election
21 Amritsar 5th election
22 Jalandhar 5th election
23 Ludhiana 5th election
24 Patiala 5th election At point No. 24, Patiala has been reserved for Backward Classes
25 Bathinda 5th election
26 Amritsar 6th election
27 Jalandhar 6th election
28 Ludhiana 6th election
29 Patiala 6th election
30 Bathinda 6th election
31 Amritsar 7th election
32 Jalandhar 7th election
33 Ludhiana 7th election
34 Patiala 7th election
35 Bathinda 7th election
36 Amritsar 8th election At point No. 36, Amritsar has been reserved for Scheduled Castes
37 Jalandhar 8th election
38 Ludhiana 8th election
39 Patiala 8th election
40 Bathinda 8th election
41 Amritsar 9th election
42 Jalandhar 9th election
43 Ludhiana 9th election At point No. 43, Ludhiana has been reserved for Women
44 Patiala 9th election
45 Bathinda 9th election
46 Amritsar 10th election
47 Jalandhar 10th election
48 Ludhiana 10th election
49 Patiala 10th election
50 Bathinda 10th election
51 Amritsar 11th election
52 Jalandhar 11th election
53 Ludhiana 11th election
54 Patiala 11th election At point No. 54, Patiala has been reserved for Scheduled Castes
55 Bathinda 11th election
56 Amritsar 12th election
57 Jalandhar 12th election
58 Ludhiana 12th election
59 Patiala 12th election
60 Bathinda 12th election
61 Amritsar 13th election
62 Jalandhar 13th election
63 Ludhiana 13th election
64 Patiala 13th election At point No. 64, Patiala has been reserved for Women
65 Bathinda 13th election
66 Amritsar 14th election
67 Jalandhar 14th election
68 Ludhiana 14th election
69 Patiala 14th election
70 Bathinda 14th election
71 Amritsar 15th election At point No. 71, Amritsar has been reserved for Backward Classes
72 Jalandhar 15th election
73 Ludhiana 15th election
74 Patiala 15th election
75 Bathinda 15th election
76 Amritsar 16th election
77 Jalandhar 16th election At point No. 77, Jalandhar has been reserved for Scheduled Castes
78 Ludhiana 16th election
79 Patiala 16th election
80 Bathinda 16th election
81 Amritsar 17th election
82 Jalandhar 17th election
83 Ludhiana 17th election
84 Patiala 17th election
85 Bathinda 17th election At point No. 85, Bathinda has been reserved for Women
86 Amritsar 18th election
87 Jalandhar 18th election
88 Ludhiana 18th election
89 Patiala 18th election
90 Bathinda 18th election
91 Amritsar 19th election
92 Jalandhar 19th election
93 Ludhiana 19th election At point No. 93, Ludhiana has been reserved for Scheduled Castes
94 Patiala 19th election
95 Bathinda 19th election
96 Amritsar 20th election
97 Jalandhar 20th election
98 Ludhiana 20th election
99 Patiala 20th election
100 Bathinda 20th election.

 

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