State Act

THE GREATER BENGALURU GOVERNANCE ACT 2024

69. Prohibition of simultaneous membership.- (1) If a person is elected for more than one ward in the City Corporation, he shall, within three days from the date of the last of such elections, by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Commissioner intimate the ward from which he chooses to serve and the choice shall be final. (2) If the candidate does not make the choice referred to in sub-section (1), in case the candidate is elected from more than one ward within a single City Corporation, the Commissioner, shall determine by lot and notify one ward from which such candidate shall serve. (3) The said person shall be deemed to have been elected only for the seat from the ward so chosen or notified, as the case may be, and the vacancies there by arising in respect of the other seat or seats shall be filled by fresh election. (4) If a person who is chosen as a Councillor of a ward is or becomes a member of either house of the Parliament, either house of the State Legislature, or is or becomes a Municipal Councillor or a Councillor of a City Corporation other than Greater Bengaluru area or a Councillor of a Municipality, or a Town Panchayat, or a member of a Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat then at the expiration of a period of fifteen days from the date of notification of the names of the members under this Act, or as the case may be, within fifteen days from the date of commencement of term of office of a member of either house of the Parliament, either house of the State Legislature or a Municipal Councillor or a Councillor of a City Corporation other than the Greater Bengaluru Area or a Councillor of a Town Panchayat or a member of a Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat,his seat in the Greater Bengaluru Area shall become vacant unless he has previously resigned his seat in either house of the Parliament, either house of the State Legislature, the Municipal Council, the City Corporation other than Greater Bengaluru Area, Town Panchayat, Zilla Panchayat or Grama Panchayat as the case may be.