Act Number: 26

Act Name: The Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994

Year: 1994

Enactment Date: 1994-04-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution and organisation of Panchayats as units of local self-Government in the rural areas of Manipur and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Department:

Section 18: Division of Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies.
    (1) The Deputy Commissioner shall, for the conduct of the election,--
         (i) divide the area of the Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, as far as practicable, be the same throughout the Gram Sabha area;
         (ii) determine the number of seats allotted to each constituency.
     (2) One member from each territorial constituency shall be elected by direct election to the Gram Panchayat.
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