The Government of Maharashtra on March 01, 3034, issued the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to further amend the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act.
The following has been amended namely: -
• Section 5 which states “Constitution of corporation” the first proviso in sub-section (3) shall be substituted namely: -
“Provided that, after the commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2024, in respect of general elections to the Corporations, each of the wards shall elect as far as possible four Councillors, but not less than three and not more than five Councillors and each voter shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be entitled to cast the same number of votes, as the number of Councillors to be elected in his ward”
[Bill No. IX of 2024]