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  2. Panchayati raj in India - Wikipedia

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    Membership in the block panchayat is mostly ex-official; it is composed of: all of the Sarpanchas (gram panchayat chairmen) in the Panchayat Samiti area, the MPs and MLAs of the area, the Sub-District Officer (SDO) of the sub-division, co-opt members (representatives of the SCs, STs and women), associate members (a farmer from the area, a ...

  3. Panchayat samiti - Wikipedia

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    Typically, a taluka panchayat is composed of elected members of the area: the block development officer, members of the state's legislative assembly, members of parliament belonging to that area, otherwise unrepresented groups (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women), associate members (such as a farmer, a representative of the cooperative societies and one from the agricultural ...

  4. Panchayati raj - Wikipedia

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    The Panchayat raj is a political system originating from the Indian subcontinent, primarily found in India and neighboring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. [1] It is one of the oldest systems of local government in the Indian subcontinent, with historical mentions dating back to around 250 CE. [ 2 ]

  5. Gram panchayat - Wikipedia

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    The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of the panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or "Sarpanch" in Northern India. There are about 250,000 gram ...

  6. District council (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body representing the entire rural area of a district. A District Panchayat is headed by a President, who is an elected member.

  7. Nagar panchayat - Wikipedia

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    A nagar panchayat (transl. 'town council') or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban [1] and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat.

  8. Nanded district - Wikipedia

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    District Council (Janpad Panchayat) • Body: Nanded Zilha Parishad • Guardian Minister: Girish Mahajan (Cabinet Minister MH) • Office bearers: President Mrs. Megharani Jawalgaonkar; Vice President Mrs. Reddy Padmaja Satpalwar, Shiv Sena • DM cum Collector: Shri. Abhijeet Raut (IAS) • CEO, Zilla Parishad: Ms. Minal Karnwal, IAS

  9. Khajwa, Chhatarpur - Wikipedia

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    Khajwa, officially known as Azad Nagar khajwa, also known as khajwa is the largest town, Janpad panchayat and Nagar Panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is 11 km from Khajuraho , 5 km from Rajnagar and 38 km from district headquarters Chhatarpur .