Article 243P of Constitution of India "The Municipalities Definitions"
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) 'Committee' means a Committee constituted under Article
243S;
(b) 'district' means a district in a State;
(c) 'Metropolitan area' means an area having a population of
ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts and
consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or
other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public
notification to be Metropolitan area for the purposes of
this Part
(d) 'Municipal area' means the territorial area of a
Municipality as is notified by the Governor;
(e) 'Municipality' means an institution of self-government
constituted under Article 243Q ;
(f) 'Panchayat' means a Panchayat constituted under Article
243B;
(g) 'population' means the population as ascertained at the
last preceding census of which the relevant figures have
been published.
Article 243Q of Constitution of India "Constitution of Municipalities"
(1) There shall be constituted in every State,-
(a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a
transitional area, that is to say, an area in transition
from a rural area to an urban area.
(b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and
(c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area, in
accordance with the provisions of this Part:
Provided that a Municipality under this clause may not be
constituted in such urban area or part thereof as the
Governor may, having regard to the size of tile area and the
municipal services being provided or proposed to be provided
by an industrial establishment in that area and such other
factors as he may deem fit, by public notification, specify
to be an industrial township.
(2) In this Article, 'a transitional area', 'a smaller urban
area' or 'a larger urban area' means such area as the
Governor may, having regard to the population of the area,
the density of the population therein, the revenue generated
for local administration, the percentage of employment in
non-agricultural activities, the economic importance or such
other factors as he may deem fit, specify by public
notification for the purposes of this Part.
Article 243R of Constitution of India "Composition of Municipalities"
(1) Save as provided in clause (2), all the seats in a
Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by direct
election from the territorial constituencies in the
Municipal area and for this purpose each Municipal area
shall be divided into territorial constituencies to be known
as wards.
(2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide-
(a) for the representation in a Municipality of-
(i) persons having special knowledge or experience in
Municipal administration;
(ii) the members of the House of the People and the members
of the Legislative Assembly of the State representing
constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the Municipal
area;
(iii) the members of the Council of States and the members
of the Legislative Council of the State registered electors
within tile Municipal area;
(iv) the Chairpersons of the Committees constituted under
clause (5) of Article 243S:
Provided that the persons referred to in paragraph (i) shall
not have the right to vote in the meetings of the
Municipality;
(b) the manner of election of the Chairperson of a
Municipality.