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(1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes in every Zilla Parishad and the num b e r of seats shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same propor tion to the total number of seats to be filled up from amongst the directly elected members in that Zilla Parishad as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the Zilla Parishad area or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Zilla Parishad area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in Zilla Parishad in the manner prescribed. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY, 6, 1994 641 Reservation (2) Not less than one-third of the total number of seats woments be- reserved under sub-section (I) shall be reserved for women longing to belonging to the Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, casulnd the Scheduled Castes. scheduled Tribes. Reservation