Qualification for membership in the Grama Panchayat

Notwithstanding anything in Section 10 no member of a Grama Sasan shall be eligible to stand for Election- (a) as a Sarpanch if he- (i) is a Candidate for election as a member of the Grama Panchayat in respect of any Ward; or (ii) [***] (iii) is a Candidate for election or holds Office as a Sarpanch of any other Grama Panchayat; (b) as a Sarpanch or Naib-Sarpanch, if he has not attained the age of twenty-one years or is unable to read and write Oriya; (c) as a member- (i) for more than one Ward in the Grama or for more than one Grama Panchayat; or (ii) if he is unable to read and write Oriya; and (iii) if he has not attained the age of twenty-one years.