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Reservation of seats of members of *[Zilla Praja Parishad] - (1) In every *[Zilla Praja Parishad], out of the total strength of elected members determined under section 179, the Commissioner shall, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, by notification, reserve,- (a) such number of seats to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as may be determined by him, subject to the condition that the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the *[Zilla Praja Parishad] as the population of the Scheduled Castes or as the case may be Scheduled Tribes in the District bears to the total population of that District and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a District in the manner prescribed; (b) 1[XXXX] (c) not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under 2[clause (a) and sub-section (1A)]for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, the backward classes; (d) not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward classes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the *[Zilla Praja Parishad] for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in the district in the manner prescribed. 3[(1A) In addition to the reservation of seats under sub-section (1), there shall be reserved for the Backward Classes such a number of seats as may be allocated to them in each*[Zilla Praja Parishad] in the manner prescribed; so however that the number of offices of members of *[Zilla Praja Parishad] in the State reserved for Backward Classes shall not be less than thirty-four per cent of the total number of offices of the members of *[Zilla Praja Parishad] in the State. The number of seats allocated to each *[Zilla Praja Parishad] shall be allotted by rotation to different territorial constituencies in the *[Zilla Praja Parishads].] (2) Nothing in 4[sub-sections(1) and (1A)] shall be deemed to prevent women and members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes from standing for election to the non-reserved seats in the *[Zilla Praja Parishad].