(1) The District Panchayat

, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force , shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.

1. (2) An election to constitute the District Panchayat shall be completed-
   • (a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1);
   • (b) before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved District Panchayat would have continued is less than six months , it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this sub-section for constituting the District Panchayat.
2. (3) The District Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a District Panchayat before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved District Panchayat would have continued under sub-section ( 1) had it not been so dissolved. Duration of District Panchayat