Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) For the purpose of election of the members of every Gram Panchayat, the prescribed authority shall, in the manner prescribed----- (a) divide the area of a Gram into constituencies, not being less than five and not being more than fifteen on the basis of the number of number of members of the Gram Panchayat determined members to be elected under Section 12; and (b) allocate to each such constituency seats not exceeding two as the prescribed authority may think fit having regard to the extent of the area and the population of each such constituency: Provided that division of the area of a Gram into constituencies and allocation of seat or seats to each such constituency made under this sub-section may, if necessary, be altered before each General Election of the members of the Gram Panchayat in the manner prescribed. (2) The State Government may, at any time, call for the records connected with the division of the area of a Gram into constituencies and the allocation of seat or seats to each of such constituencies made under sub-section (1), for the purpose of satisfying itself of the Power to divide Gram into constituencies and to fix the members to be elected from each constituency 16 correctness or propriety of any order passed or proceedings taken in the said matter by the prescribed authority and pass such orders thereon as the State Government may deem fit and thereupon the prescribed authority shall modify the division of the area of the Gram into constituencies and allocate to each of the constituencies seat or seats in accordance with the orders of the State Government and publish, in the prescribed manner, the modification so made.