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In the said Act, for the existing sub-section (1) of Section 103 the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) The superintendence, direction and control of elections to the Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat and conduct of election of Sabhapati, Up- Sabbhapati and Sachiva of Gram Panchayat and Adhyaksha and Up- Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat shall be vested with the State Election Commission consisting of the State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor: Provided that the conduct of delimitation of Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat and reservation of seats in Gram Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat, in such manner as may be prescribed, shall be vested with the State Election Commission: Provided further that for the purpose of conduct of election of Sabhapati and Up- Sabhapati and Sachiva of Gram Panchayat and Adhyaksha and Up- Adhayaksha of Zilla Panchayat, the prescribed authority shall be the State Election Commissioner. By Order. R.K. PURKAYASTHA (SS,JS) LR-cum-Secl'etary law Department File No.16 (82)1 LO/P/20D? SIKKIM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Gangtok Thursday 22nd April, 2010 No. 172 GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM LAW DEPARTMENT GANGTOK No. 6/LDIP/2010 Date: 21.4.2010 The following Act passed by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and having received the assent of the Governor on the 30'h day of March, 2010 is hereby published for general information:- THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010 ACT NO.6 OF 2010 AN ACT further to amend the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title and