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CHAPTER V PROCEDURE · Transaction of business by the Corporation

Section 80: Councillors or aldermen not to vote on matter in which they are interested

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).

No councillor or 1[persons referred to in sub-clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3] shall vote at a meeting of 2[3[the Corporation]] or of any committee thereof on any question relating to his own conduct or vote or take part in any discussion on any matter (other than a matter affecting generally the residents of Delhi or of any particular ward), which affects his pecuniary interest or any property in respect of which he is directly or indirectly interested, or any property of or for which he is a manager or agent.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 67 of 1993. s. 60, for “alderman” (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  2. 2.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  3. 3.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).