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(1) The Board shall consist of the following persons: (a) Director of Ayurveda; (b) Deputy Director of Ayurveda; (c) one member from each revenue division of the State to be elected by the registered practitioners from amongst themselves; Provided that if the registered practitioners fail to elect a member for any division in accordance with the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder, the State Government shall nominate a registered practitioner from such division for the vacant seat and the person so nominated shall be deemed to have been duly elected under this clause; Provided further that for the constitution of the first Board such members shall be nominated by the State Government; (d) not less than five and not more than ten members to be nominated by the State Government: (i) one member from among the teaching staff of such Government colleges of the State, as are engaged exclusively in teaching of Ayurvedic or Unani System of Medicine or Naturopathy; (ii) one member from among the teaching staff of such other colleges in the State other than those specified in sub-clause (i) as are engaged exclusively in teaching of Ayurvedic or Unani System of Medicine or Naturopathy; (iii) one member each from the registered practitioners of Ayurvedic or Unani System of Medicine or Naturopathy. (2) The President and Vice-President of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Board from amongst themselves in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that the first President and the first Vice-President shall be nominated by the State Government. (3) The name of every person elected or nominated under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be published in the Gazette.