Election of Sarpanch and Naib Sarpanch

(1) Soon after the villages in the Gaon Sabha Areas included in a Circle of a Circle Panchayat have elected Panches for the Circle Panchayat under Section 44 of the Act, a meeting of the said Panches, notices of which shall previously be given by the Deputy Commissioner, shall be held on or after a date appointed by the Chief Commissioner to elect a Sarpanch and a Naib Sarpanch under subsection (5) of Section 44 of the Act under the Chairmanship of a person to be nominated by the Deputy Commissioner in this behalf. Quorum for the meeting shall not be less than half the number of panches elected to the Circle Panchayat for the time being. (2) If only one candidate is duly proposed and seconded for each of the two offices, he shall be deemed to be elected as Sarpanch or Naib Sarpanch, as the case may be. In case more than one candidate are proposed and seconded for each office, the candidate who obtains the largest number of votes for that office shall be deemed to be elected. The Chairman of the meeting shall have no vote but in case of equality of votes, he shall decide the question by drawing lots in the presence of the Panches attending the meeting. (3) Every elector shall be supplied a ballot paper or chit duly stamped or signed by the Presiding Officer, and he shall cast his vote by writing on such ballot paper or chit the name of the candidate for whom he intends to vote. The ballot paper or the chit, as the case may be, shall thereafter be delivered to the Presiding Officer. The elector shall not affix his signatures or any other identification mark on the ballot paper or chit. (4) The Chairman shall immediately after the election submit the result of election to the Deputy Director of Panchayats.