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(1) Every Anchal Panchoyat shall consist of the members elected at such timeb and in such manner as may be prescribed from among the members of every Gram Sabha within its jurisdiction by the Gram Panchaya concerned in each case in the ratio of one member for every two hundrec.l and fifty of the members of the Gram Sabha and one additional member if the number of the remaining members of the Gram Sabha is not 'less than one hundred and twenty-five: Provided that no member of a Gram Sabha shall be elected to be a member of an Anchal Panchayat if he has any of the disqualifications mentioned in. section 1: Provided further that when a person who is a member of a. Gram Panchayat is elected to an Anchal Panchayat under this sub-section, such person shall cease to be a member of the Gram Panchaat concerned, with effect from the elate on which the names of the members of the .Anchal Pa-nchayat are notified under sub-section (2), and the vacancy caused thereby shall be filled in the manner laid down in section 21. (2) The election of members of every Anchal Panchayat shall be notified in the manner prescribed. (3) The term of office of a member of an Achal Panchayat shall be four years computed from the date of the first meeting of the Anchal Pamchayat at which a quorum is present and he shall continue to hold office until the frst meeting of a nely constituted Anchal Panchayat after a general election. at which a quorum is present. The West Bengal Panohayat Act, 1958. 13 of 1957.] o (Part I.Chapter IV.Anchal Panchayats.Sections 27 30.Chapter V.Powers and duties of Gram PanchayatsSection 31.) (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of an Anchal Pancha.yat 1t shall be filled within two months from the date. of the vacancy by election by the Gram Panchayat which elected the member whose seat has fallen vacant.