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Prohibition of simultaneous membership.- (1) If a person is elected by more than one Grama Panchayat constituency, he shall by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Deputy Commissioner within the prescribed time, choose any one of the constituencies which he shall serve and the choice shall be final. (2) If the person does not make the choice referred to in sub-section (1), the Deputy Commissioner shall determined by lot and notify the constituency which such person shall serve. (3) The said person shall be deemed to have been elected only for the constituency so chosen or notified, as the case may be , and the vacancy or vacancies thereby arising in respect of the other constituency or constituencies shall be filled by election.