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As to the territorial constituencies (wards) of a Gram Panchayat, in which there is no population of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or other Backward Classes, the same shall duly be excluded from seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or other Backward Classes, as the case may be. Section 18 Eligibility to vote and be a candidate - (i) Every such person whose name is included in the voter list of a village shall be eligible to vote in the Election of Office bearers of the Panchayat in which the said village is included. (ii) Every such person, unless he is declared disqualified under this Act or any other law in force for the time being, shall be eligible to be elected as 1[an office- bearer of the Panchayat or its territorial constituency in the electoral roll of which his name is entered.] 1 Subs. by Jharkhand Act 07, 2002 - 8 2 Subs. by Jharkhand Act 33, 2010 - 2 17 >kj[k.M xtV ¼vlk/kkj.k½] lkseokj 21 tuojh] 2008 - (iii) Bar to concurrent membership- No person shall be eligible to contest in more than one constituency (ward) for being elected as an office bearer of a Panchayat as the case may be. Section 19 Disqualifications for being an Office bearer of a Gram Panchayat - No person shall be qualified for an Office bearer of the Gram Panchayat- (A) Who is not a citizen of India; (B) Either before commencement of this Act or thereafter- (1) Who has been convicted of any offence under the Civil Services Conduct Rules, (Civil Services Conduct Act) in force for the time being or under any law relating to use, consumption or sale of intoxicants or under any law in force for the time being in any part of the state unless a period of five years or such a lesser period as the State Government may determine in a particular case, has expired since the date of his conviction; (2) Who is a person of unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court; (3) Who is a declared bankrupt; (4) Who holds a post of gain under any Panchayat or is in service in any other local authority or in any Co-operative Society or in the State Government or in Public Sector undertaking of the State Government or the Central Government; (5) Who has been removed from a post in service under the State Government or the Central Government or any Panchayat, any other authority or any Co-operative Society or any Public Sector undertaking of the Central or State Government on the ground of corruption or dereliction of duty; (6) Who holds any share or interest directly or indirectly in any contract entered into with or by the Panchayat or on behalf of that; Provided that no person shall be deemed disqualified under clause (6) of sub-section (B) only because – a) He has a share in a Joint Stock Company, he has any share or interest in any such organisation or Co-operative Society registered under the State's Society Registration Act in force for the time being which shall enter into a contract with the Panchayat or employed by or on behalf of the Panchayat; or b) He has a share or interest in any such newspaper in which any advertisement regarding activities of the Panchayat is given; or c) He holds a debenture by or on behalf of the Panchayat or is otherwise concerned with any loan taken by or on behalf of the Panchayat; 18 >kj[k.M xtV ¼vlk/kkj.k½] lkseokj 21 tuojh] 2008 - (7) Who has been declared disqualified by or under any law, for the time being in force, for the purposes of election of the State Legislature; Provided that if a person has attained 21 years of age, he shall not be declared disqualified on the ground that his age is less than 25 years; (8) Who has, by any Criminal Court in India or abroad, been sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding six months or to penalty for an offence other than a political offence, been ordered to produce security against misbehavior under section 109 or 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) and the order has not been reversed subsequently. Section 20 Election of Mukhia - (i). There shall be a Mukhia in every Gram Panchayat, (ii) Any person, who (a) Is qualified for being elected as Mukhia or Member, (b) Is neither a member of any house of the Parliament nor a member of the State Legislature, and (c) Is not a Chairperson or Vice-Chairman of any Co-operative Society, Subject to the provisions of section (21) a person shall be elected as Mukhia by those people whose names are included in the voters list of the Gram Panchayat, in the manner to be prescribed. Section 21 (A) Reservation of Posts of Mukhia 1[-------] (In general area ) - 2[ (1) The following procedure shall be followed in respect of reservation for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, namely:- "(i) In General Areas (Non Scheduled Areas), the posts of Mukhia shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in proportion of their population and such posts shall be allotted by rotation in the prescribed manner to different constituencies by the State Election Commission. (ii) In case of less than fifty per cent, reservation of posts for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes candidates, rest of the posts shall be reserved for the Other Backward Classes in proportion of their population but in any case the total number of posts reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes shall not exceed more than fifty per cent of the total posts. _______________________