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CHAPTER III-A Gram Panchayats

Section 12-A: Manner of election

The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.

Chapter VI (The Nyaya Panchayat), sections 42 to 94-A, is printed only as a heading with the official footnote "Chapter VI comprising sections 42 to 94-A Omitted by sec. 16 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.", so those sections have no pages here.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; sections 37, 37-A, 95-A and 109 carry no marginal heading in this copy.

Marginal references to other enactments (for example "U.P. Act No. I of 1951") printed beside the text are not reproduced.

The election to the office of a Pradhan 1[ x x x ] 2[ x x x] or a member of Gram Panchayat shall be held by secret ballot in the manner prescribed.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Omit. by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 44 of 2007.
  2. 2.Omit. by section 18 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.

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