State Act

THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1993

4[3[2[1[121. Elected Members.- The number of elected members of a Taluk Panchayath as far as possible shall consist of members elected from the territorial constituencies in the Taluk as may be notified from time to time by the Government on the basis of rural population or thereof, as below,- (i) Taluks having a rural population exceeding 5[two lakhs thirty thousand]5, there shall be one elected member for every population of not less than twelve thousand; (ii) Taluks having a rural population exceeding one lakh, but not exceeding 5[two lakhs thirty thousand]5 there shall be one elected member for every population of not less than ten thousand and there shall be a minimum of eleven elected members; (iii) Taluks having a rural population exceeding fifty thousand but not exceeding one lakh, there shall be a minimum of nine elected members; and (iv) Taluks having a rural population less than fifty thousand, there shall be a minimum of seven elected members.]1]2]3]4 Provided that in Taluks having a population of not exceeding one lakh, there shall be a minimum of eleven elected members.