Amendment of section 61

Section 61 of the principal Act shall be substituted as follows, namely: - "If a vacancy in the office of Pramukh, Up-Pramukh or of a member of a Kshettra Panchayat arises by reason of his death, removal, resignation, declaration his election void or refusal to take oath of office, then it shall be filled before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of such vacancy, for the remainder of his term in the manner, as far as may be provided as the case may be: Provided that if on the date of occurrence of such vacancy the residue of the term of the Kshettra Panchayat is less than six months, then such vacancy shall not be filled."