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Section 11A: Pradhan and Up-Pradhan of Gram Panchayat

The United Provinces Panchayat Raj ActState Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 26 of 1947

[11–A [(1) There shall be a Pradhan [ xxx ] of the Gram Panchayat who shall be the Chairperson thereof.]

(2) The State Government shall, by order, reserve offices of Pradhans for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the backward classes :

Provided that the number of offices of Pradhanas reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the backward classes in the State shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of such offices as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the State or of the Scheduled Tribes in the State or of the backward classes in the State bears in the total population of the State :

Provided further that the reservation for the backward classes shall not exceed twenty-seven per cent of the total number of offices of Pradhans.

[Provided also that if the figures of population of the backward classes are not available, their population may be determined by carrying out a survey in the prescribed manner.]

(3) Not less than one-third of the total number of offices of Pradhans reserved under sub-section (2) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the backward classes.

(4) Not less than one-third of the total number of offices of Pradhans, including the number of office of Pradhans reserved under sub-section (3), shall be reserved for women.

(5) The offices of the Pradhans reserved under this section shall be allotted by rotation to different Gram Panchayats in such order as may be prescribed.

(6) The reservation of the offices of Pradhans for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under this section shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the period specified in Article 334 of the Constitution.

Explanation :—

It is clarified that nothing in this section shall prevent persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes the backward classes and the women from contesting election to unreserved seats.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act
Section11A
Marginal notePradhan and Up-Pradhan of Gram Panchayat
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994. Subs. by section 14 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007. Omit. by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994. Subs. by section 14 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007. Subs. by section 3 of U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007.
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 21 of 1995. Ins. by section 6 of U.P. Act No. 21 of 1995.

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