Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subs. by section 9 (b) ibid. 80 [The United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947] [Section 7-8] 7- [* * * ]1 [7- A (a) Where a [Gram Panchayat]4 existing on July 3, 1989, the number of woman members, whether elected or co-opted, is less than thirty per cent of the total number of members prescribed for the [Gram Panchayat]4 the members of the [Gram Sabha]4 shall, in a supplementary elections, to be held as soon as may be after such date elect from amongst its women members, such number of woman members as falls short of thirty per cent of the total number of members prescribed for the [Gram Panchayat]4 and thereupon the constitution of the [Gram Panchayat]4 shall stand altered to that extent : Provided that in such supplementary election seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes women in such number as shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled in supplementary election as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the area of the [Gram Sabha]4 bears to the total population of such area : Provided further that where in any [Gram Panchayat]4 there is no Scheduled Caste woman member, whether elected or co-opted, the reservation under the preceeding proviso shall be made so however that atleast one seat is reserved for a Scheduled Caste woman; (b) For the purpose of calculating the number of women members at thirty percent of the total number of members prescribed for the [Gram Panchayat]4 , any fraction being one-half or less shall be ignored and any fraction exceeding one-half shall be counted as one; (c) The electoral roll for the Assembly constituency prepared under the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950 as in force on the last date for making nominations for the supplementary elections, so far as it relates to the area of a [Gram Sabha]4 shall be deemed to be the electoral roll for that [Gram Sabha]4 and the provisions of sections 9-A, 12-A, 12-BB, 12-BC, 12-BD, 12-C and 12-I shall mutatis mutandis apply to such supplementary election as they apply to general election of the members of [Gram Panchayat]4 ; (d) If in holding a supplementary election under this sub-section any difficulty arises regarding the interpretation of any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder or any matter not provided in this Act or rules made thereunder, the State Government may for removal of the difficulty pass such order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as it thinks fit.]3 Effect of change in population or inclusion of the area of a [Gram Sabha]3 in municipalities etc. 8- If the whole of the area, of a Gaon Sabba is included in a [city, municipality]2, cantonment, notified area or town area, the [Gram Sabha]4 shall cease and its assets and liabilities shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed. If a part of such area is so included, its jurisdiction shall be reduced by that part.