(1) There shall be a Gram Panchayat for a Gram Sabha and every Gram Sabha shall, in the prescribed manner, elect from amongst its members a 4 [Pradhan and Up-Pradhan] of the Sabha who shall also be called the 5 [Pradhan and Up-Pradhan] of the Gram Panchayat and shall also elect from amongst its members an Executive 1 Section 7-A inserted vide Act No. 4 of 2001 w.e.f. 15.11.2000.
2. Subs. for the figures and signs “15%” vide Act No. 15 of 2010.
3. Subs. for the words “one third” vide ibid.
4. The words “and an Up-Pradhan” deleted vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005 and again subs. for the word “Pradhan” vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f.
13.6.2008.
5. The words “and an Up-Pradhan” deleted vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005 and again subs. for the word “Pradhan” vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f.
13.6.2008 ..
24 Committee called the Gram Panchayat consisting of such number of persons not being less than seven and more than fifteen, including 1 [Pradhan and Up- Pradhan], as the Government may by notification determine:
2 [Provided that the number of members excluding 3 [Pradhan and Up- Pradhan] to be assigned to each Gram Sabha, shall be determined on the following scale:-
(a) with a population not exceeding 1750 .. five
(b) with a population exceeding 1750 but not exceeding 2750 .. seven
(c) with a population exceeding 2750 but not exceeding 3750 .. nine
(d) with a population exceeding 3750 but not exceeding 4750 .. eleven
(e) with a population exceeding 4750 ..thirteen:]
Provided further that the number of members of a Gram Panchayat, excluding 4 [Pradhan and Up-Pradhan], shall be determined in such a manner that the ratio between the population of the Gram Sabha and the number of seats of members in such a Panchayat to be filled by election shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the Sabha area:
5 [Provided further that the member of the Panchayat Samiti, representing a part or whole of the Gram Sabha area shall also be the member of the concerned Gram Panchayat(s) and shall have the right to vote.]
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(2) Seats shall be reserved in a Gram Panchayat--
(a) for the Scheduled Castes, and
(b) for the Scheduled Tribes, and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, same proportion to the total number of seats in the Gram Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in the Sabha area bears to the total population of the Sabha area:
7 [Provided that where there is no eligible candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes to be elected as member of the Gram
1. The words “and an Up-Pradhan” deleted vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005 and again subs. for the word “Pradhan” vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f. ..
2. Proviso subs. vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005 .
3. Subs. for the word “Pradhan” vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f. 13.6.2008 .
4.The words “and an Up-Pradhan” deleted vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005.
and again subs. for the word “Pradhan” vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f.
13.6.2008.
5. Third Proviso added vide Act No. 22 of 2001.
6. Fourth Proviso ins. vide Act No. 17 of 2005 w.e.f. 30.5.2005 and deleted. vide Act No. 10 of 2008 effective w.e.f. 13.6.2008.
7 Subs. for First, second and third proviso to sub-section (2) vide Act No. 15 of 2015.
25 Panchayat, no seat shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.]
1 [(3) 2 [One-half] of the total number of seats reserved under subsection (2) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.
(3-A) 3 [One- half] (including the number of seats reserved for women women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Gram Panchayat shall be reserved for women.]
(4) The State Government may, by general or special order, reserve such number of seats for persons belonging to Backward Classes in a Gram Panchayat, not exceeding the proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the Gram Panchayat as the population of the persons belonging to Backward Classes in that Gram Sabha area bears to the total population of that area and may further reserve 4 [one-half] of the total seats reserved under this sub-section for women belonging to Backward Classes.
(5) The seats reserved under sub-sections (2), 5 [(3), (3-A)] and (4) shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in the Sabha area in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6) If for any reason the election to any Gram Panchayat does not result in the election of required number of persons as specified in sub-section
(1), the Deputy Commissioner, shall within one month from the date on which the names of the elected persons are published by him under section 126 arrange another election to make up the deficiency.