Section 9(c) in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003
(c)of a Zilla Parishad, or Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, on being elected a member of a Gram Panchayat or a Panchayat Samiti shall cease to be the member of such Zilla Parishad or the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, with effect from the date on which he is declared elected to such Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti, and shall continue to be a member of such Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti, as the case may be, to which he is elected.
