Section 7
Election of members of Village Authorities.
The Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the constitution and functions of Village Authorities in the hill areas of the Union territory of Manipur.
The election of members of the Village Authority
of a village shall be on the basis of adult suffrage, that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India and
who is ordinarily resident in the village and is not less than twenty-one years of age on such date as may
be fixed by rules made under this Act, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such election.
Explanation.—A person shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in a village if he ordinarily resides in that village or owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house therein.
Explanation.—A person shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in a village if he ordinarily resides in that village or owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house therein.