State Act
Section 12. General Election of members of Grama Panchayat
THE ODISHA GRAMA PANCHAYATS ACT, 1964
12. General Election of members of Grama Panchayat :– (1) A General Election of the members of a Grama Panchayat shall be 2[completed] for the purpose of constituting a new Grama Panchayat under Section 7 or on the dissolution or supersession of a Grama Panchayat : 3[Provided that in the case of dissolution or supersession of a Grama Panchayat, the reconstitution within six months from the date of such dissolution or supersession, as the case may be : Provided further that it shall not be necessary to reconstitute a Grama Panchayat where Grama Panchayat is dissolved or superseded during the last six months of its term.] (2) A General Election shall also be held for the purpose of reconsti-tuting a Grama Panchayat 1[before the expiry of its term specified in Sub-Section (2) of Section 17]. 1[(3) & (4) * * *].