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