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Substituted by Act No.17 of 1994. [Act No. II of 1956] 19 so becomes a member, intimate in which one of the said categories he wishes to serve, and thereupon he shall cease to be the member in the other category. In default of such intimation within the aforesaid period, his membership in the Corporation in the category acquired earlier shall, and his membership acquired later in the other category shall not, cease at the expiration of such period. The intimation given under this sub-section shall be final and irrecoverable. 34[(2) In the Corporation out of the total strength of elected members, the Government shall, subject to the 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 them, 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 Corporation, as the population of the Scheduled Castes, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes in the Corporation bears to the total population of the Corporation; and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different wards in the Corporation; (b) one third of the seats for the members belonging to the Backward Classes; and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different Wards in the Corporation; 35[XXX] (c) not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clauses (a) and (b) for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, the Backward Classes;