¹ [The State Election Commission] shall, by notification,-

(a) divide the area within the jurisdiction of every Zilla Panchayat, for the purpose of election to such Zilla Panchayat into as many signal member territorial constituencies as the number of members required to be elected under section 160;

(b) determine the extent of each territorial constituency which shall be a Taluk or part of a Taluk ;and

² [(c) determine the territorial constituency or constituencies in which seats are reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and for Women.]

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1. Substituted by Act 37 of 2003 w.e.f. 1.10.2003.

2. Substituted by Act 29 of 1997 w.e.f. 20.10.1997.