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CHAPTER V PROCEDURE · Transaction of business by the Council

Section 25: Presiding Officer

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 31 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

1[(1) The meetings of the Council shall be presided over, in the following order, by,—

(a) the Chief Minister of Delhi, if he is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area, and attends the meeting being a member of the Council under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4; or

(b) the Union Minister, if he is a Member of Parliament representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area, and attends the meeting being a member of the Council under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 4; or

(c) the Minister in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, if he is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area, and attends the meeting being a member of the Council under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4; or

(d) the Member of Parliament not being a Minister for the Union representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area, and attends the meeting being a member of the Council under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 4; or

(e) the Chairperson of the Council.]

(2) The Chairperson or the person presiding over a meeting shall have and exercise a second or a casting vote in all cases of equality of votes.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 5 of 2012, s. 3, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-3-2012).