Section 43. Election of President

President and Vice-President 1[43. (1) The President of the municipality shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage by the electors in the municipal area. (2) An outgoing President shall be eligible for re-election. (3) The provisions of this Act and the rules framed thereunder in relation to election (including disputes relating to election and electoral offences) of a member shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to election of the President. (4) If in a general election a person is elected both as member and President of the municipality or being a member of the municipality is elected President thereof in any bye-election, he shall, except as provided in section 49 cease to be a member from the date of his election as President. ]