(1) The Chairperson shall (a) be responsible for convening the meeting of Gram Sabha and preside over its meeting ;
(b) be responsible for convening the meeting of Gram Panchayat and shall preside over its meetings ;
(c) be responsible for the maintenance of the records of the Gram Panchayat;
(d) have the general responsibility for the financial and executive administration of the Gram Panchayat;
(e) exercise administrative supervision and control over the work of the staff of the Gram Panchayat and the officers and employees whose services may be placed at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat by any other authority;
(f) for the transaction of business connected with this Act, or for the purpose of making any order authorised thereby, exercise such powers, perform such functions and discharge such duties as may be exercised, performed or discharged by the Gram Panchayat under this Act or the rules made thereunder :
Provided that the Chairperson shall not exercise such power, perform such functions or discharge such duties as may be required, by the rules made under this Act to be exercised, performed or discharge by the Gram Panchayat at a meeting ; and
(g) exercise such other powers, perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as the Gram Panchayat may, by general or special resolution direct or as the Government may by rules made in this behalf, prescribe.
Power of removing Chaiq2ersons or Members of Gram Panchayat.
18. The Government may, by order, remove from office of Chairpersons or any other member of a Gram Panchayat in the same manner as provided under section 64 of this Act.
Power of cancelation of Gram Panchayat Constituency and suspension of election process of a Gram Panchayat Member
19. If, in any occasion the circumstances so arises, and, the Government is so satisfied, it may issue notification for cancellation of the Gram Panchayat constituency or constituencies of any location
(s) constituted earlier, and, the Government may also order for cancellation or suspension of the election process if any already undertaken for that constituency or constituencies for election of Gram Panchayat Member (s) or[***] (s) forthwith and such action shalJ not be questioned in any court of law.
**"'[the word 'Anchal Samity? deleted by Act 6 of 2018.s.4(w.e.f. 21/4/2018)1 Right to vote.
20. (I) Every person whose name appears in the voters list relating to a constituency shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be entitled to vote at any election which takes place in that constituency while the voters list remains in force and no person whose name does not appear in such voters list shall vote at any such election.
(2) No person shall vote at an election under this Act in more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency and if he does so, all his votes shall be invalid.
List of voters.