Section 302(1)(a) in Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
(a)such members shall cease to be a member of the Zilla panchayat or Taluk Panchayat or Grama Panchayat, and the total number of elected members of such Zilla Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat or Grama Panchayat as the case may be, as determined already shall stand reduced accordingly;