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CHAPTER – II CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES · President and Vice-President

Section 43-AA: Qualification for the post of President

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.

1[(1) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen as President of a Municipality unless he —

(a) is an elector for any ward 2[in the Municipal area] concerned and

(b) is not less than 30 years of age on the date of his nomination as a candidate for election to the office of President under section 34-C.

(2) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, President of a Municipality —

(a) is or has become subject to any of the disqualifications 3[mentioned in clauses (a) to (g) and (i) to (k)] of section 13-D and the disqualification has not ceased or been removed under the said section, or

(b) 4[ * * * * ]

(3) 5[ * * * * ]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by sec. 11 of U. P. Act no. I of 1955.
  2. 2.Subs. by sec. 111(a) of U.P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  3. 3.Subs. by sec. 111(b) of U.P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  4. 4.Omit. by sec. 2(1) of U.P. Act no. 4 of 1965. With effect from 1 May, 1958.
  5. 5.Omit. by sec. 111(c) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.

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