The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
| Coming into Force | 02 January 1958 |
| Date | 28 December 1957 |
| Act Number | 66 |
| Enactment Date | 28 December 1957 |
| Record Number | 195766 |
| Court | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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THE DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1957
(Modified as on 2022)
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
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1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
THE CORPORATION
Constitution of the Corporation
3. Establishment of the Corporation.
3A. Division of Delhi into zones.
4. Duration of the Corporation.
Election of councillors and aldermen
5. Delimitation of wards.
5A. [Omitted.].
6. Power to alter or amend delimitation orders.
7. Elections to the Corporation.
7A. Electoral roll for every ward.
7B. Electoral registration officers.
7C. Assistant electoral registration officers.
7D. Registration of Electors.
7E. Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
7F. Correction of entries in electoral roll.
7G. Inclusion of names in electoral roll.
7H. Appeal.
7-I. Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
8. Qualifications for councillorship.
9. Disqualifications for membership of Corporation.
10. Right to vote.
11. General elections of councillors.
12. Filling of casual vacancies in councillorship.
13. [Omitted.].
14. Publication of result of election.
Disputes regarding elections
15. Election petitions.
16. Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner.
17. Grounds for declaring elections to be void.
18. Procedure to be followed by the district judge.
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19. Decision of the district judge.
20. Procedure in case of equality of votes.
21. Finality of decisions.
Corrupt practices and electoral offences
22. Corrupt practices.
23. Maintenance of secrecy of voting.
24. Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates or to influence voting.
25. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling station and of public meeting on election day.
26. Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling station.
27. Penalty for misconduct at the polling station.
28. Breaches of official duty in connection with election.
29. Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence.
30. Other offences and penalties therefor.
Power to make rules
31. Power to make rules regulating the election of councillors and aldermen.
Councillors and aldermen
32. Oath or affirmation.
32A. Declaration of assets.
32B. Vacation of seats in case of multiple membership.
33. Vacation of seats.
33A. Powers of Election Commission.
33B. Statements made by persons to the Election Commission.
33C. Procedure to be followed by the Election Commission.
33D. Protection of action taken in good faith.
34. Payment of allowances to councillors and aldermen.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
35. Annual election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
36. Term of office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and facilities and privileges of the Mayor.
37. Discharge of functions of the Mayor by the Deputy Mayor.
38. Resignation of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
Committees of the Corporation
39. Rural Areas Committee and Education Committee.
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40. Special and adhoc committies and ward committees, etc.
CHAPTER III
FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION
41. General powers of the Corporation.
42. Obligatory functions of the Corporation.
43. Discretionary functions of the Corporation.
CHAPTER IV
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES UNDER THE CORPORATION
Municipal authorities
44. Enumeration of municipal authorities.
The Standing Committeee
45. Constitution of the Standing Committee.
46. Casual vacancies.
47. Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee.
48. Resignation of Chairman and members of the Standing Committee.
49. Functions of the Standing Committee.
The Wards Committee
50. Constitution of the Wards Committee.
51. Application of sections 47 and 48.
52. Powers and functions of the Wards Committee.
The Commissioner
54. Appointment, etc., of the Commissioner.
55. Salary and allowances of the Commissioner.
56. Leave of absence of Commissioner.
57. Appointment of officiating Commissioner in case of death, resignation or removal of
Commissioner.
58. Service regulations of Commissioner.
59. Functions of the Commissioner.
60. [Omitted.].
61. [Omitted.].
62. [Omitted.].
63. [Omitted.].
64. [Omitted.].
Miscellaneous provisions relating to the various municipal authorities
65. Appointment of sub-committees by the various committees.
66. Commissioner and General Managers not to be interested in any contract, etc., with the
Corporation.
67. Vacation of seats by members of committees.
68. Committees to continue in office till new committees are constituted.
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