Section 8(1) in Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965
(1)In every municipality, out of the total strength of elected members determined under Section 5, the Government shall, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, by notification, reserve -(a)such number of seats to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as may be determined by them, subject to the condition that the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the Municipal Council, as the population of the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be, of the Scheduled Tribes in that Municipality bears to the total population of that Municipality; and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different Wards in a Municipality;(b)one third of the total number of seats to the Backward Classes and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different Wards in the Municipality;(c)not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clauses (a) and (b) for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, the Backward Classes;(d)not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to every Municipal Council, for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different Wards in a Municipality.Explanation-I. - In this section the expression "Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clause (24) and clause (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India.[Explanation-II. [Added by Act No. 7 of 2012, dated 17.4.2012.] - In this section, the expression "Backward classes" means any socially and educationally Backward classes of citizens recognized by the Government for the purpose of clause (4) of Article 15 of the Constitution of India without reference to the classification but including the creamy layer amongst such Backward classes of citizens.]
