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12. Having referred to the scheme of Part IX-A, it may be pertinent to also allude to relevant parts of the Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Bill, 1991 which was enacted as the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992. It is, inter alia, stated therein that in many States, local bodies had become weak and ineffective on account of variety of reasons, including failure to hold regular elections, prolonged supersessions and inadequate devolution of powers and functions. Having regard to such inadequacies, it was considered necessary that provisions relating to Urban Local Bodies are incorporated in the Constitution particularly for, inter alia, ensuring regular conduct of elections and timely elections in the case of supercession. Accordingly, it was proposed to add a new part relating to the Urban Local Bodies in the Constitution to provide, inter alia, for fixed tenure of five years for the Municipality and re- election within six months of end of tenure. If a Municipality is dissolved before expiration of its duration, elections to be held within a period of six months of its dissolution.