Election of Naib-Sarpanch

(1) As soon as may be after the Publication under Section 15 of the names of the members elected at a General Election such members shall at the first meeting of the Grama Panchayat specially convened in that behalf elect in the prescribed manner from among themselves a Naib-Sarpanch: Provided that in the case of every Grama Panchayat, the Sarpanch elected under Clause (a) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 10 or nominated under Section 13 is not a Woman, the Office of the Naib-Sarpanch in respect of that Grama Panchayat shall be deemed to have been reserved for Women. (2) No election of a Naib-Sarpanch shall be made unless a majority of the members of the Grama Panchayat be present at the meeting held under Sub-Section (1). (3) No election of a Naib-Sarpanch of a Grama Panchayat required to be held under Sub-Section (1) shall be deferred merely on the ground that any member thereof has been prevented by any order of a Court of competent jurisdiction from participating in such election. (4) The members of a Grama Panchayat shall not be debarred from proceeding with the election of a Naib-Sarpanch merely by reason of there being any Causal Vacancy in the membership of the Grama Panchayat as a result of death, resignation, removal or otherwise.