Local self-government: constitutional establishment of Panchayats with reserved seats, devolved powers and State election oversight. The amendment constitutionally creates a three-tier system of Panchayats with a Gram Sabha, mandates direct elections from territorial constituencies with population to seat parity as practicable, prescribes a five year term and rules on dissolution and vacancies, and sets disqualification procedures. It requires reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and not less than one third seats for women with rotation and reserved chairperson offices; allows State law to devolve powers, taxation authority, grants and funds to Panchayats; establishes periodic State Finance Commissions; and vests conduct of Panchayat elections in a State Election Commission, with limited application to certain areas and a bar on court interference in delimitation and election validity.
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Local self-government: constitutional establishment of Panchayats with reserved seats, devolved powers and State election oversight.
The amendment constitutionally creates a three-tier system of Panchayats with a Gram Sabha, mandates direct elections from territorial constituencies with population to seat parity as practicable, prescribes a five year term and rules on dissolution and vacancies, and sets disqualification procedures. It requires reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and not less than one third seats for women with rotation and reserved chairperson offices; allows State law to devolve powers, taxation authority, grants and funds to Panchayats; establishes periodic State Finance Commissions; and vests conduct of Panchayat elections in a State Election Commission, with limited application to certain areas and a bar on court interference in delimitation and election validity.
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