Section 7

A gram panchayat shall consist of such number of elected members inclusive of its Sarpanch as may be notified from time to time, by the Commissioner in accordance with the following Table:-

TABLE
Gram Panchayat with a population at the last census. (1) | Number of members. (2)
Upto 300 | 5
Exceeding 300 but not exceeding 500 | 7
Exceeding 500 but not exceeding 1,500 | 9
Exceeding 1,500 but not exceeding 3,000 | 11
Exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 5,000 | 13
Exceeding 5,000 but not exceeding 10,000 | 15
Exceeding 10,000 but not exceeding 15,000 | 17
Exceeding 15,000 | between 19 and 21.