Hindu Administrative Institutions c12.s4.9

c12.s4.9

Two Uttaramallūr inscriptions³ enumerate how elections were made to constitute these committees as well as the assembly. The village was divided into hamlets and wards. The first was a geographical division and the second was a political division. For example the village of Uttaramallūr constituted twelve hamlets and thirty wards. The individual or committee in charge of each ward sent a list of the names of men in their respective wards who were eligible for election to the assembly. There were special tickets on which these names were written. These tickets were deposited in a pot. One was chosen by lot for each ward, in the presence of the members of the village assembly.