Such person shall also be disqualified for a period of six years for being a member of any Panchayat [***] under this Act.

Restriction on holding more than one office Restriction on holding more than one office —

1. (1) Any person who is elected to more than one office of Panchayat may, within 10 days from the date of his being so elected or if he is elected on different dates from the later of such dates, intimate in writing signed by him to the prescribed authority as to which of the Panchayat he wishes to serve and thereupon his position in other such Panchayats as he does not wish to serve shall become vacant.
2. (2) In default of such intimation within the prescribed period it shall be deemed that he has opted for only one of the offices in the following order of preference—
   • (a) Member of Zila Panchayat,
   • (b) Member of Janapada Panchayat,
   • (c) Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat,
   • (d) Panch of Gram Panchayat: Provided that if such a person has attended any meeting of a Panchayat, it shall be deemed that he has opted for the office in such Panchayat.
3. (3) Any intimation under sub-section
4. (1) shall be final and irrevocable.
5. (4) For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed to be elected on the date of declaration of the result.