Section 45B. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.

(1) After the declaration of the results, the Deputy Commissioner shall, as soon as possible but not later than one week of such declaration, call under his presidentship a meeting of elected members of the District Development Council for the purposes of oath or affirmation or allegiance. (2) Immediately after oath or affirmation of allegiance is administered or made, the elected members of a District Development Council shall, in the prescribed manner, elect from amongst themselves one of its members to be the Chairperson and another to be the Vice-Chairperson of the District Development Council : Provided that if the office of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, as the case may be, is vacated or falls vacant during the tenure on account of death, resignation or no-confidence motion, a fresh election within a period of three months from the date of occurrence of vacancy shall be held from the same category, in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) One-third of the total number of seats for the office of the Chairperson of District Development Council in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be reserved for women. (4) The seats reserved under sub-section (3) shall be allotted by rotation in such manner as may be prescribed.