Constitution of India · Part IXA: The Municipalities
Article 243ZA: Elections to the Municipalities
In plain words
Elections to Municipalities, including preparing electoral rolls, are run by the State Election Commission under article 243K. The State Legislature can make laws on all matters about Municipal elections.
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Official text
(1) The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Municipalities shall be vested in the State Election Commission referred to in article 243K.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature of a State may, by law, make provision with respect to all matters relating to, or in connection with, elections to the Municipalities.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 243ZA
- Ravi Namboothiri v. K.A. Baiju & Ors
- S. Rukmini Madegowda v. The State Election Commission & Ors
- State of Goa & Anr. v. Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh & Anr.
- Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh and Others v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
- Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
- Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
- Kishansing Tomar v. Municipal Corporation of the City of Ahmedabad and Ors.
- Anugrah Narain Singh and Anr. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.