(3)        Where the total number of seats belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in a market area is fifty percent or less than fifty percent, twenty five percent of total number of seats shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes.

(4)        Not less than one third of the total number of seats reserved under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Other backward Classes, as the case may be.

(5)        Not less than one third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other backward Classes) of the total number of seats shall be reserved for women and such seats shall be allotted by the Collector to different constituencies in the prescribed manner.

11-B Qualification to vote and to be a representative of agriculturists.  (1) Every person-

            (a)            whose name is entered as Bhumiswami in the village land records;

            (b)            who ordinarily resides in the market area;

            (c)            who has completed the age of 18 years; and

            (d)        whose name is included in the voter's list prepared under the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder:

shall be qualified to vote at the election of a representative of agriculturists:

            Provided that no person shall be eligible to vote in more than one constituency.

Explanation- The work 'Bhumiswami" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code 1959 (No.20 of 1959).

(2)        No person shall be qualified to be elected as a representative of agriculturists unless-

            (a)            his name is included in the list of voters of the market area;

            (b)            he is as agriculturists;

            (c)            he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected.

¹[(cc)    he has not more than two living children one of whom is born on or after 26th January, 2001.

            Provided that any election representative of agriculturist shall become disqualified to hold such office if on or after 26th January, 2001 a child is born which increases the number of his children to more than two.]  

1.             Ins. by M.P. Act 21 of 2000 [13.7.2000]

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