Section 10BState of Uttarakhand Act
Section 10B: [ Election of Pradhan. [Inserted by Uttarakhand Act No. 10 of 2019.]
[ Election of Pradhan. [Inserted by Uttarakhand Act No. 10 of 2019.]
(1)
The Pradhan of the Gram Panchayat shall be elected by the persons registered in the electoral rolls for the territorial constituencies of the Panchayat area from amongst themselves.(2)
If at any general election of a Gram Panchayat, the Pradhan is not elected, and less than two-thirds of the total number of members of Gram Panchayat are elected, the State Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf may, by order, either appoint-(i)
an Administrative Committee consisting of such number of persons qualified to be elected as members of the Gram Panchayat, as it may consider proper; or(ii)
an Administrator.(3)
The members of the Administrative Committee or the Administrator shall hold office for such period not exceeding six months as the State Government may specify in the order referred to in sub-section (2).(4)
On the appointment of an Administrative Committee or and Administrator under sub-section (2), the person, if any, chosen as Pradhan or member of the Gram Panchayat before such appointment shall cease to be such Pradhan or member, as the case may be, and all powers, functions and duties of the Gram Panchayat, its Pradhan and Committees shall vest in and be exercised, performed and discharged by such Administrative Committee or the Administrator, as the case may be.(5)
The Administrative Committee or the Administrator shall be deemed to be duly constituted Gram Panchayat for the purposes of this Act:Provided that if at any time after the appointment of the Administrative Committee or the Administrator under sub-section (2) the State Government is satisfied that there is no difficulty in duly constituting the Gram Panchayat, the State Government may, notwithstanding that the period for which the Administrative Committee or the Administrator had been appointed has not expired, direct the State Election Commission for holding the elections for constituting the Gram Panchayat.(6)
Save as otherwise provide in this Act, the term of office of Pradhan shall expire with the term of the Gram Panchayat.]Previous
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