Reservation of seats of members of Gram Panchayat, Mandal Praja Parishad and Zilla Praja Parishad and offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and Presidents of Mandal Praja Parishads

The reservation of seats in the Scheduled Areas to every Gram Panchayat, Mandal Praja Parishad and Zilla Praia Parishad shall be in proportion to the population of the communities in that Gram Panchayat or the Mandal Praja Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC), Members or the Zilla Praja Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) Members as the case may be: Provided that the reservation for the Scheduled Tribes shall not be less than one-half of the total number of seats of ward members and MPTC’s: Provided further that all offices of Sarpanchas of Gram Panchayats and Presidents of Mandal Praja Parishads and all seats of Zilla Praja Parishad Territorial Constituencies shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.