Is there any reservation for the posts of Chief Councillors of Municipalities? What are the legal provisions?
Yes; section 29 of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 provides for reservation of Chief Councillors. Section 29: Reservation of seats for Chief Councillor — (1) The office of the Chief Councillor in municipalities shall be reserved in the following manner:– (a) For the post of Chairman of every Municipality, as nearly as but not exceeding fifty percent of the total seats of Chairman in the State shall be reserved for – (i) Scheduled Castes; (ii) Scheduled Tribes; and (iii) Backward Classes. Within the State, seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the posts of Chairman and the number of seats so reserved shall bear as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of seats of Chairman within the State as the population of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes bears to the proportion of the total population of the State and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different Municipalities by the State Election Commission in the manner prescribed b
