Section 8: Constitution of managing committee of Distributory Committee and election of its President and Members.

(1) There shall be a managing committee for every Distributory Committee. (2) The Collector shall make arrangements for the election of the President of the managing committee of the Distributory Committee by direct election from among its members, by the method of secret ballot, in such manner as may be prescribed. (3)The Collector shall also make arrangements for the election of the members of the managing committee of the Distributory Committee from among the members of such Distributory Committee, who shall not be more than five, in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that the Government may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, from time to time, postpone the election. (4) If, at an election held under sub-section (2) or (3), the President or the members of the managing committee are not elected, fresh election shall be held in the same manner as specified in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be. (5) The term of office of the President and the members of the managing committee shall, if not recalled under section 13, be coterminous with the term of members of the general body specified in sub-section (2) of section 7. (6) The managing committee shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Distributory Committee.