Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959
55. Number of members to be elected
(1) The number of members to be elected from each regional
constituency shall be one member for such number of members in the constituency
as may be determined by dividing the total number of members as determined in
accordance with sub-regulation (4) by twelve (hereinafter referred to as the
maximum number of members) to be elected to the Council in pursuance of
sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Act:
PROVIDED that each constituency shall have at least one
person elected there from to the Council.
(2) In case the resultant number of members for each
constituency, after having added up in terms of absolute number without
considering the fraction, is less than the maximum number of members, the
fraction in respect of a region with the highest fraction shall be counted as
one. In case the total is still less than the maximum number of members, the
fraction in respect of the region with the next highest fraction shall be
counted as one. This procedure shall be continued until the total number of
members becomes equal to the maximum number of members.
(3) In case the resultant number of members for each
constituency, after having added up is less than the maximum number of members
and where there are more than one regional constituency with exactly the same
fraction, the constituency with a higher number of members shall have
precedence in the matter of conversion of the fraction into one.
(4) The total number of members referred to in sub-regulation
(1) shall be determined with reference to the number of members whose names are
borne on the Register of Members of the Institute on a date immediately five
months before the date on which the list of members eligible to vote in any
election, is published.
Explanation: For the purposes of this regulation where the
proviso to sub-regulation (1) becomes applicable, the procedure contained in
sub-regulations (1) and (2) shall be gone through after-
(i) deducting the number of members in such
constituency from the number of members referred to in sub-regulation (4); and
(ii) deducting the number of one person, to be
elected in pursuance of the said proviso, from the maximum number of members to
be elected to the Council.]