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Election, reservation and term of office of President and Vice- President - (1) For every *[Mandal Praja Parishad] there shall be one President and one Vice-President who shall be 2[elected by and from among the elected members specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 149 by show of hands duly obeying the party whip given by such functionary of the recognised political party as may be prescribed.] If at an election held for the purpose no President or Vice-President is elected, fresh election shall be held. The names of the President and the Vice-President so elected shall be published in the prescribed manner: Provided that if a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State or of either House of Parliament is elected to either of the said offices, he shall cease to hold such office unless within fifteen days from the date of election to such office, he ceases to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State or of either House of Parliament by resignation or otherwise. 3[Provided further that a member voting under this sub-section in dis- obedience of the party whip 4 [shall cease to hold office in the manner prescribed] and the vacancy caused by such cessation shall be filled as a casual vacancy.] (2) Out of the total number of offices of President in the State, the Commissioner shall, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, by notification reserve,- (a) such number of offices to the members belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as may be determined by him, subject to the condition that the number of offices so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of offices to be filled in the State as the population of the Scheduled Castes or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes in the State bears to the total population of the Stateand such offices may be allotted by rotation to different *[Mandal Praja Parishads]in the State in the manner prescribed; (b) 5[XXXX] (c) not less than one-third of the total number of offices reserved under 6[clause (a) and sub-section (2A)] for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or as the case may be, the backward classes; and (d) not less than one-third (including the number of offices reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the backward classes) of the total number of offices to be filled in the State for women and such offices may be allotted by rotation to different *[Mandal Praja Parishads] in the State in the manner prescribed.