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116. Establishment of Zilla Panchayat and its incorporation.

[117. Constitution of Zilla Panchayats.
(i) members of Parliament who are registered as the electors within the district;
(ii) such number of members of the State Legislative Assembly as may be prescribed:
(iii) Chairperson of Panchayat in each taluka of the district elected from amongst themselves in the ratio of one such Chairperson for a Taluka having upto 15 Panchayats and two such Chairpersons for a taluka having more than 15 Panchayats who shall be a member of Zilla Panchayat so long as he continues to be the Chairperson of the Panchayat.