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Subject to the provisions of sections 11 and 12, the following persons shall be members and associate members of the Zilla Parishad, namely:— (1) Members— (a) Presidents of Anchalik Parishads of the blocks within the district—ea:-officio : 'Provided that if any President of an Anchalik Perished communicates to the Chairman of the Zilla Perished, in writing, his unwillingness to act as a member of the Zilla Parishad, he shall, with effect from the date of such communica- tion, cease to be a member of the Zilla Parishad, and the vacancy so caused shall be filled by election from among the members of that Anchalik Parishad in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed: Provided further that if there be no Anchalik Parishad in any block the State Government may appoint a person residing in the block as a member, two Adhyakshas, one from each of two such cons- tituencies comprised in a sub-division of the district as may be specified by notification, elected by the Adhyakshas in each constituency from among themselves at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed : Provided that if a district has only one sub-division, four Adhyakshas, one from each of four such constituencies comprised in the district as may be specified by notification, shall be elected by the Adhyakshas in each constituency from among themselves at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed : Provided fiirther that if within the time fixed for the election, the Adhyakshas in a constituency fail to elect the member, another election shall be held on such date as may be appointed by the State Government by notification to fill the vacancy and in case the Adhyakshas in the constituency still fail to elect the member at such second election, the State Government may appoint a member from among the Adhyakshas in that constituency and any person so appointed shall be deemed to- be a duly elected member, The West Bengal Zilla Parishads Act, 1963. 5 XXXV of 1963.] -(Part II.—Zilla Parishad.—Chapter 11.—Establishment and constitution of Zilla Parishad.—Sections 5, 6.) (c) members of— (i) the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, elected thereto from a constituency comprising the district or any part thereof, not being a Minister, (ii) the Council of States or the Legislative Council of the State, not being a Minister, having a ,place of residence in the district, (d) a Chairman of a municipality or a Mayor of a municipal corporation in the district appointed by the State Government, (e) President of the District School Board—em-officio, (f) two women having a place of residence in the district appointed by the State Government: Provided that— (i) no such appointment shall be made if two or more women have become members under the provi- sions of other sub-clauses of this clause, and (ii) one such appointment shall be made if only one. woman has become member under the provisions of any other sub-clause of this clause; (2) Associate members— (a) the Sub-divisional Magistrate of each sub-division of the district, and (b) the District Panchayat Officer.