Port Blair, March 17: A special meeting of all the newly elected members of South Andaman Zilla Parishad will be held on March 19 at 1100 hrs in the Conference hall of the Zilla Parishad, South Andaman to administer the oath of allegiance to the newly elected members and to conduct election to the Office of the Adhyaksha and Up-Adhyaksha/ Up-Adhyaksh for the First year term of South Andaman Zilla Parishad commencing from March 19, 2022.

Under Sub Section 6 of Section 150 of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Panchayats) Regulation, 1994, the Offices of the Adhyaksha for the first and third year of the Zilla Parishad shall be reserved for women and for the fifth year in favour of a member, if any belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.