State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 50 Division of Zila Parishad into Territorial Constituencies - 1. The District Magistrate, by publishing a notification in the District Gazette, may divide the District into Territorial Constituencies for each Zila Parishad possibly for the nearest of 50 thousand population, keeping in view the total population of the district. 2. For convenience of election, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government in this regard, the prescribed Authority - (a) Shall divide the area of the Zila Parishad into territorial constituencies in such a manner that the proportion between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted therefore be, as far as practicable, the same for each Zila Parishad's area, and shall determine the number of seats allotted for each constituency. (b) One member shall be elected in every territorial constituency by election in the prescribed manner.