The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

first election to be held after the coming into force of section 39 of the West
Bengal Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1994, and the roaster for reservation by
rotation shall continue for every three successive terms for the complete rotation
unless the State Election Commissioner, for reasons to be recorded in writing and
by notification, directs fresh commencement of the rotation at any stage excluding
one or more terms from the operation of the rotation:
2 Provided also that no member of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes
and no woman, for whom the offices are reserved under this sub-section, shall, if
eligible for the office of the Sabhadhipati or the Sahakari Sabhadhipati, be
disqualified for election to any office not so reserved:
2 Provided also that the provisions for reservation of the offices of the
Sabhadhipati and the Sahakari Sabhadhipati for the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes shall cease to have effect on the expiry of the period specified in
article 334 of the Constitution of India.
(2) The meeting to be held under sub-section (1) shall be convened by the prescribed
authority in the prescribed manner,
(3) The Sabhadhipati and the Sahakari Sabhadhipati shall, subject to the provisions of
section 146 and to their continuing as members, hold office for a period of '[five
years]: 2* *****
(4) When—
(a)
the office of the Sabhadhipati falls vacant by reason of death, resignation,
removal or otherwise, or
(b) the Sabhadhipati is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily
unable to act, the Sahakari Sabhadhipati shall exercise the powers, perform
the functions and discharge the duties of the Sabhadhipati until a new
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