(i) No person shall be a member of two or more village (Dweep) panchayats.
(2) If any person is simultaneously elected as a member of two or more village (Dwccp) panchayats, such person shall, within fifteen days from the date of the later on which he is so elected, intimate his option to the prescribed authority, in respect of the panchayat in which he wishes to opt and, thereupon his seat in the panchayat other than the one in which he wishes to continue, shall become vacant.
(3) Any intimation, given under sub-section (2) shall be final and irrevocable.
(4) In default of intimation referred to in sub-section (,?) within the aforesaid period, the prescribed authority, shall determine the scat which he shall retain and thereupon the remaining seats from which he was chosen, shall become vacant.
(5) Where a person while being a member of one panchayat, intends to stand as a candidate for membership of another panchayat, he may stand as a candidate for such membership notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (/);
Provided that if he is elected for the seats for which he stood as a candidate, the seat already held by him shall beocme vacant on the date on which he- is so elected.
Elecfon of Chairperson and Vice- Chain*fson.