Section 12(8) in The M.P. Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972
(8)There shall be a Vice-Chairman of the Market Committee who shall be elected by and from amongst the elected members thereof in the first meeting of the Market Committee convened under sub-section (1) of Section 13 in the prescribed manner :Provided that if the Chairman of the Market Committee does not belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or other Backward Classes, the Vice-Chairman shall be elected from amongst the elected members belonging to such castes, tribes or classes :Provided further that no person shall be eligible for election as Vice-Chairman unless he is an agriculturist.
