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

eligible for the office of the Sabhapati or Sahakari Sabhapati, be disqualified for
election to any office not so reserved:
'Provided also that the provisions for reservation of the offices of the Sabhapati
and the Sahakari Sabhapati 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 Sabhapati and the Sahakari Sabhapati shall, subject to the provisions of section
101 and to their continuing as members, hold office for a period of 2 [five years]:
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(4) When—
(a) the office of the Sabhapati falls vacant by reason of death, resignation,
removal or otherwise, or
(b) the Sabhapati is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily
unable to act, the Sahakari Sabhapati shall exercise the powers, perform
the functions and discharge the duties of the Sabhapati until a new
Sabhapati is elected and assumes office or until the Sabhapati resumes
his duties, as the case may be.
(5) When—
(a) the office of the Sahakari Sabhapati falls vacant by reason of death,
resignation, removal or otherwise, or
(b) the Sahakari Sabhapati is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause,
temporarily unable to act, the Sabhapati shall exercise the powers,
perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Sahakari Sabhapati
until a new Sahakari Sabhapati is elected and assumes office or until the
Sahakari Sabhapati resumes his duties, as the case may be.
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