Election of members

Election of members (1) For the purpose of electing the members of a Mandal Praja Parishad, the Mandal shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that each constituency shall consist of approximately five thousand population. (2) Out of the total number of territorial constituencies in the Mandal, the State Election Commissioner shall reserve: (a) such number of seats to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as may be determined by him, subject to the condition that the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the Mandal Praja Parishad as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the Mandal or of the Scheduled Tribes in the Mandal bears to the total population of the Mandal; (b) not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clause (a) for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes; (c) not less than one-third of the total number of seats (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) to be filled by direct election to the Mandal Praja Parishad, for women; (d) such number of seats to the Backward Classes as may be determined by him but not exceeding thirty-four per cent of the total number of seats in the Mandal Praja Parishad. (3) One member shall be elected from each territorial constituency by the persons who are registered voters in the Mandal. (4) The election of the members shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed.