State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 65 Bar to hold more than one post - 1. If a person gets elected in more than one Panchayat Office, he may by giving a notice in writing under his signature to the prescribed Authority within 10 days from the date on which he has been elected or if elected on different dates, then from those subsequent dates, inform him as to which of the Panchayat he wants to serve as Office-bearer and thereupon his seat shall fall vacant in other Panchayat in which he does not want to serve. 2. In the event of not opting in accordance with sub-section(1) within the period mentioned above, it shall be deemed that option for one of the offices has been made in the following order : (a) Member of Zila Parishad, (b) Member of Panchayat Samiti, (c) Mukhia of Gram Panchayat, (d) Member of Gram Panchayat. Provided that if any such person has attended any meeting of a Panchayat before giving the notice, it shall be deemed in respect to him that he has expressed his option for an office in the said Panchayat. 3. An option under the sub-section (1) shall be deemed final and irrevocable. 4. For the purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed elected on the date of declaration of result.