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