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CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI · Election of councillors and alderman

Section 7D: Registration of Electors

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

The persons entitled to be registered as electors in the electoral roll of 1[an assembly constituency] in Delhi as relates to the area comprised within a ward shall be entitled to be so registered in the electoral roll of that ward and the provisions in this behalf in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) shall apply to the registration of electors in the electoral roll of a ward as they apply to the registration of electors in the electoral roll of 1[an assembly constituency].

Explanation.—In this section, in sub-section (1) of section 7E and in clause (ag) of sub-section (1) of section 31, the expression 1[an assembly constituency] has the meaning assigned to it under the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950).

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “a parliamentary constituency” (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).