Section 51-1A · Reservation of office of President

5[(1)] The offices of the President shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Women and the Backward Class of Citizens in the prescribed manner.] 6[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats (President Election) Rules, 1981, the roster relating to the reservation of the offices of the President in force on the 30th April 1999, shall be deemed to have been amended to provide for the extended tenure of the President as specified in section 52.] 7[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats (President Election) Rules, 1981, the roster relating to the reservation of offices of the President in force on the date of commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Second Amendment) Act, 2006 (Mah. XLVIII of 2006), shall be deemed to have been amended to give effect to the provisions of the term of office of the President, specified in section 52.] 8[