State Act

THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE ACT, 2020

This Act was repealed on 15 May 2025 by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), s.361(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

11. Term of office of Councilors.- (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of office of councillors,- (i) directly elected at a general election shall be five years; (ii) nominated by the Government under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8 shall, subject to the pleasure of the Government, be five years. (2) The term of office of the Councilors shall commence on the date appointed for the first meeting of the corporation. (3) If any casual vacancy occurs it shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the election of a person thereto. The person so elected shall hold office only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would have held had the vacancy not occurred: Provided that, no election to fill a casual vacancy shall be held if the vacancy occurs within six months before the expiry by efflux of time of the term of office of the councillors.