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Punjab Reservation for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Rules, 1994

PUNJAB
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Punjab Reservation for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Rules, 1994

Rule PUNJAB-RESERVATION-FOR-THE-OFFICES-OF-SARPANCHES-OF-GRAM-PANCHAYATS-AND-CHAIRMEN-AND-VICE-CHAIRMEN-OF-PANCHAYAT-SAMITIS-AND-ZILA-PARISHADS-RULES-1994 of 1994

  • Published on 10 October 1994
  • Commenced on 10 October 1994
  • [This is the version of this document from 10 October 1994.]
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Punjab Reservation for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Rules, 1994Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 65/pages A.9/94/Section /12., 106 and 227/94 dated 10th October, 1994No. G.S.R. 65/P.A.9/94/Section /12., 106 and 227/94. - With reference to Government of Punjab Department of Rural Development and Panchayat's Notification No. G.S.R. 61 P.A.9/94/Sections 12., 106 and 227/94, dated the 23rd September, 1994 and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 227 read with Section 12 and 106 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Punjab Act No. 9 of 1994). and all other powers enabling him in this behalf the Governor Punjab is pleased to make the following rules, namely :-

1. Short title.

(1)These rules may be called the Punjab Reservation for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Rules, 1994.
(2)These shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
(3)These shall apply to the Gram Panchayats., Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads constituted under the Act.

2. Definitions.

- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a)'Act' means the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994:
(b)'Government' means the Government of Punjab in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats:
(c)'Section' means a section of the Act.

3. Reservation of Seats for the Offices of Sarpanches.

(1)The Deputy Commissioner shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, reserve the offices of the Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats for the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (including [one half] [Substituted 'one-third' by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).] women belonging to the Scheduled Castes) in the same proportion as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the district bears to the total population of the district. The offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats shall be reserved as per the roster prepared by the Deputy Commissioner.
(2)[one half] [Substituted 'one-third' by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).] offices of the Sarpanches (including those reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes) shall be reserved for the women. The reservation shall be operated as per the roster prepared by the Deputy Commissioner.

4. Reservation of offices of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads [Section 106 and 169].

- The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette reserve the offices of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis for the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes in the district in the same proportion as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the district bears to the total population of the district and such offices of the Zila Parishads bearing as nearly as may be the same proportion to the total number of offices in the State as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the State bears to the total population of the State as per last Census in the manner hereinafter specified. Reservation for these offices shall be made by rotation :-
(i)Note less than [one half] [Substituted 'one-third' by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).] of the total number of offices reserved for Scheduled Castes will be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
(ii)The remaining offices reserved for Scheduled Castes will be available to the Scheduled Castes irrespective [of the sex:] [Substituted 'of the sex.' by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]
[Provided that a fraction of a seat shall not be treated a seat for the purpose of reservation.] [Inserted by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]

5. Reservation for women

[Section 106 and 109]. - The State Government shall by notification, in the Official Gazette, reserve the offices of the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis for the women on rotation basis. Not less than [one half] [Substituted 'one-third' by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).] of the total number of such offices including those reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes as per rule 4 shall be reserved for the women:[Provided that a fraction of a seat shall not be treated a seat for the purpose of reservation.] [Inserted by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]

6. [ [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R.85/P.A.9/1994/Ss.12,107,170 and 227/Amd.(5)/2018, dated 13.11.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]

On or after the commencement of the Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Punjab Act 12 of 2017), the first reservation for the offices of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis shall be made in accordance with the provisions of rule 4 and rule 5. In the subsequent elections, all newly created constituencies shall be bunched together at the end of unreserved constituencies of last roster. In accordance with the principle of rotation, reservation in the subsequent elections shall start from first non-reserved constituency in this roster in the order of Scheduled Caste - Scheduled Caste Women - Women. The remaining constituencies shall be unreserved.]

6A. [ [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R.85/P.A.9/1994/Ss.12,107,170 and 227/Amd.(5)/2018, dated 13.11.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]

On or after the commencement of the Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Punjab Act 12 of 2017), the first reservation for the offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats shall be made in accordance with the provisions of rule 3 and rule 5. In the subsequent elections, all newly created Gram Panchayats shall be bunched together at the end of unreserved constituencies of last roster. In accordance with the principle of rotation, reservation in the subsequent elections shall start from first non-reserved constituency in this roster in the order of Schedule Caste - Scheduled Caste Women - Women. The remaining constituencies shall be unreserved.]

7. Bar on reservation.

- If as a result of the rotation as per rule 6 a particular office remains reserved during two consecutive elections, the same will as far as possible, be kept for general category candidate for the third election by shifting the point to the next lower point which as a result of the rotation, is likely to be kept for general category candidate. In such a situation, such a lower point will be deemed to have been reserved.

8. [ [Omitted by Notification No. G.S.R. 31/P.A.9/1994/Ss 12, 106, 169 and 227/Amd.(4)/2018, dated 24.5.2018 (w.e.f. 10.10.1994).]

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8. Principle calculation of reservation.- In calculating the reservation for a particular category the fraction of one-half or below shall be ignored but fraction exceeding one-half shall be treated as one.

9. Newly constituted Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads.

- Whenever a new Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad is constituted after the commencement of these rules, the new Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, shall be added in the relevant roster at the end.

10. Interpretation.

- If any question arises regarding interpretation of these rules otherwise than in connection with an election petition which has actually been presented, it shall be decided by the Government, whose decision shall be final.

11. Repeal and Saving.

- The Punjab Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen (Election) Rules, 1961, are hereby repealed.Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.Annexure-I[See rule 6]Zila Parishads Chairman
1. Jalandhar .. S.C.
2. Kapurthala .. S.C.
3. Bhatinda .. S.C.
4. Faridkot .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Fatehgarh Sahib .. Woman
6. Ferozepur .. Woman
7. Mansa .. Woman
8. Sangrur .. Woman
9. Hoshiarpur .. General
10. Amritsar .. General
11. Gurdaspur .. General
12. Ludhiana .. General
13. Ropar .. General
14. Patiala .. General
Zila Parishads Vice-Chairman
1. Mansa .. S.C.
2. Sangrur .. S.C.
3. Hoshiarpur .. S.C.
4. Amritsar .. S.C.
5. Patiala .. S.C.(Woman)
6. Ropar .. Woman
7. Gurdaspur .. Woman
8. Ludhiana .. Woman
9. Jalandhar .. General
10. Kapurthala .. General
11. Bhatinda .. General
12. Faridkot .. General
13. Fatehgarh Sahib .. General
14. Ferozepur .. General
Annexure-II[See rule 6]AmritsarPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Mansa .. S.C.
2. Sangrur .. S.C.
3. Hoshiarpur .. S.C.
4. Amritsar .. S.C.
5. Patiala .. S.C.(Woman)
6. Ropar .. Woman
7. Gurdaspur .. Woman
8. Ludhiana .. Woman
9. Jalandhar .. General
10. Kapurthala .. General
11. Bhatinda .. General
12. Faridkot .. General
13. Fatehgarh Sahib .. General
14. Ferozepur .. General
AmritsarPanchayat SamitisVice-Chairman
1. Patti .. S.C.
2. Rayya .. S.C.
3. Tarsikka .. S.C.
4. Chogawan .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Bhikhiwind .. Woman
6. N. Pannuan .. Woman
7. Ajnala .. Woman
8. Valtoha .. Woman
9. Verka .. General
10. Harsa Chinna .. General
11. Tarn Taran .. General
12. Gandiwind .. General
13. Jandiala Guru .. General
14. Majitha .. General
15. Khadur Sahib .. General
16. Chohla Sahib .. General
BhatindaPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Maur .. S.C.
2. Phul .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Rampura .. Woman
4. Talwandi Sabo .. Woman
5. Nathana .. General
6. Sangat .. General
7. Bhatinda .. General
BhatindaPanchayat SamitiVice-Chairman
1. Talwandi Sabo .. S.C.
2. Nathana .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Sangat .. Woman
4. Bhatinda .. Woman
5. Maur .. General
6. Phul .. General
7. Rampura .. General
FaridkotPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Kotkapura .. S.C.
2. Lambi .. S.C.
3. Nihalsingh Wala .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Malout .. Woman
5. Bagha Purana .. Woman
6. Moga-I .. General
7. Moga-II .. General
8. Faridkot .. General
9. Kot Bhai .. General
10. Muktsar .. General
FaridkotPanchayat SamitisVice-Chairman
1. Moga-I .. S.C.
2. Moga-II .. S.C.
3. Faridkot .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Kot Bhai .. Woman
5. Muktsar .. Woman
6. Kot Kapura .. General
7. Lambi .. General
8. Nihal Singh Wala .. General
9. Malout .. General
10. Bagha Purana .. General
Fatehgarh SahibPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Khamano .. S.C.
2. Bassi Pathana .. Woman
3. Amloh .. General
4. Sirhind .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Amloh .. S.C.
2. Sirhind .. Woman
3. Khamano .. General
4. Bassi Pathana .. General
FerozepurPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Zira .. S.C.
2. Ghal Khurd .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Guru Har Sahai .. Woman
4. Ferozepur .. Woman
5. Mamdot .. Woman
6. Jalalabad .. Woman
7. Abohar .. General
8. Dharamkot .. General
9. Fazilka .. General
10. Khuian Sarwar .. General
11. Makhu .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Jalalabad .. S.C.
2. Dharamkot .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Fazilka .. Woman
4. Guru Har Sahai .. Woman
5. Khuian Sarwar .. Woman
6. Makhu .. Woman
7. Abohar .. General
8. Zira .. General
9. Ferozepur .. General
10. Ghal Khurd .. General
11. Mamdot .. General
GurdaspurPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Narot Jaimal Singh .. S.C.
2. Dinanagar .. S.C.
3. Bamial .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Sri Hargobindpur .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Gurdaspur .. Woman
6. Qadian .. Woman
7. Pathankot .. Woman
8. Dhar Khan .. General
9. Dhariwal .. General
10. Kalanaur .. General
11. Kahnuwan .. General
12. Batala .. General
13. Dera Baba Nanak .. General
14. Fatehgarh Churian .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Kalanaur .. S.C.
2. Fatehgarh Churian .. S.C.
3. Dhariwal .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Gurdaspur .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Kahnuwan .. Woman
6. Batala .. Woman
7. Dera Baba Nanak .. Woman
8. Dina Nagar .. General
9. Narot Jaimal Singh .. General
10. Bamial .. General
11. Dhar Kalan .. General
12. Sri Hargobindpur .. General
13. Quadian .. General
14. Pathankot .. General
HoshiarpurPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Hoshiarpur-II .. S.C.
2. Hoshiarpur-I .. S.C.
3. Dasuya .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Mahilpur .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Bhunga .. Woman
6. Saroya .. Woman
7. Balachaur .. General
8. Garhshankar .. General
9. Tanda .. General
10. Mukerian .. General
11. Hajipur .. General
12. Talwara .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Bhunga .. S.C.
2. Saroya .. S.C.
3. Garhshankar .. S.C.
4. Tanda .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Mukerian .. Woman
6. Hajipur .. Woman
7. Talwara .. Woman
8. Hoshiarpur-II .. General
9. Dasuya .. General
10. Mahilpur .. General
11. Balachaur .. General
12. Hoshiarpur .. General
JalandharPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Jalandhar West .. S.C.
2. Rurka Kalan .. S.C.
3. Shahkot .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Nakodar .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Bhogpur .. S.C.(Woman)
6. Lohian Khas .. Woman
7. Bhanga .. General
8. Aur .. General
9. Adampur .. General
10. Jalandhar East .. General
11. Phillaur .. General
12. Nawan Shahr .. General
13. Nur Mahal .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Nawan Shahar .. S.C.
2. Jalandhar East .. S.C.
3. Aur .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Nur Mahal .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Phillaur .. S.C.(Woman)
6. Adampur .. Woman
7. Lohian Khas .. General
8. Jalandhar West .. General
9. Rurka Kalan .. General
10. Shahkot .. General
11. Nakodar .. General
12. Banga .. General
13. Bhogpur .. General
KapurthalaPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Phagwara .. S.C.
2. Dhilwan .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Kapurthala .. Woman
4. Nadala .. General
5. Sultanpur Lodhi .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Nadala .. S.C.
2. Kapurthala .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Sultanpur Lodhi .. Woman
4. Phagwara .. General
5. Dhilwan .. General
LudhianaPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Ludhiana-II .. S.C.
2. Pakhowal .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Jagraon .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Sudhar .. Woman
5. Sidhwan Bet .. Woman
6. Dehlon .. General
7. Khanna .. General
8. Ludhiana-I .. General
9. Machhiwara .. General
10. Samrala .. General
11. Doraha .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Khanna .. S.C.
2. Ludhiana .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Machhiwara .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Doraha .. Woman
5. Samrala .. Woman
6. Dehlon .. General
7. Jagraon .. General
8. Ludhiana-II .. General
9. Pakhowal .. General
10. Sidhwan Bet .. General
11. Sudhar .. General
MansaPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Budhlada .. S.C.
2. Jhunir .. Woman
3. Bhikhi .. Woman
4. Mansa .. General
5. Sardulgarh .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Bhikhi .. S.C.
2. Mansa .. Woman
3. Sardulgarh .. Woman
4. Jhunir .. General
5. Budhlada .. General
PatialaPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Samana .. S.C.
2. Patiala .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Dera Bassi .. Woman
4. Patran .. Woman
5. Rajpura .. Woman
6. Bhunerheri .. General
7. Nabha .. General
8. Sanour .. General
9. Ghanaur .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Sanaur .. S.C.
2. Rajpura .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Bhunerheri .. Woman
4. Nabha .. Woman
5. Ghanaur .. Woman
6. Dera Bassi .. General
7. Patiala .. General
8. Patran .. General
9. Samana .. General
RoparPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Chamkaur Sahib .. S.C.
2. Majri .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Ropar .. Woman
4. Anandpur .. General
5. Morinda .. General
6. Kharar .. General
7. Nurpur Bedi .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Anandpur Sahib .. S.C.
2. Kharar .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Nurpur Bedi .. Woman
4. Chamkaur Sahib .. General
5. Majri .. General
6. Ropar .. General
7. Morinda .. General
SangrurPanchayat SamitisChairman
1. Bhawani Garh .. S.C.
2. Sherpur .. S.C.(Woman)
3. Malerkotla-I .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Mahal Kalan .. S.C.(Woman)
5. Dhuri .. Woman
6. Sehna .. Woman
7. Andana .. General
8. Barnala .. General
9. Lehragaga .. General
10. Malerkotla-II .. General
11. Sangrur .. General
12. Sunam .. General
Vice-Chairman
1. Andana .. S.C.
2. Barnala .. S.C.
3. Lehragaga .. S.C.(Woman)
4. Mahal Khan .. Woman
5. Sangrur .. Woman
6. Sherpur .. Woman
7. Bhawani Garh .. General
8. Sunam .. General
9. Malerkotla-I .. General
10. Dhuri .. General
11. Malerkotla-II .. General
12. Sehna .. General