State Act

Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act 1994

18. Duration of a Panchayat Union Council.- (1) Every Panchayat Union Council unless sooner dissolved shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting after each ordinary election and no longer. (2) Where a Panchayat Union Council is dissolved before the expiration of the said period of five years, election to reconstitute such Panchayat Union Council shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of Section 215 as soon as may be, and in any case, before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of such dissolution: Provided that where a Panchayat Union Council is dissolved within six months before the expiration of the said period of five years it shall not be necessary to hold any election to such Panchayat Union Council.