The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · II — 5[ 6[ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI]]

Section 32. Oath or affirmation

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

2[ 32. Oath or affirmation.— (1) Every councillor and every person nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3, before taking his seat, make and subscribe at a meeting of[3] [[4] [the — Corporation]] an oath or affirmation according to the following form, namely: "I, A. B. having been[nominated under sub][-][clause (] [i][) of clause (] [b][) of] nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3 as representative in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, do[swear in the name of God] that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the [ solemnly affirm] Constitution of India as by law established and I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter." (2) If a person sits or votes as a councillor or sits as a representative before he has complied with the requirements of sub-section (1) he shall be liable in respect of each day on which he sits or votes as the case may be, to a penalty of three hundred rupees to be recovered as arrears of tax under this Act.]

Source: India Code