9-A. Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, every person whose name is for the time being included in the electoral roll for a territorial constituency 2[of a Gram Panchayat] shall be entitled to vote at any election and be eligible for election, nomination or appointment to any office in the Gram Panchayat 3[ xxx ] : [Provided that a person who has not completed the age of twenty-one years shall not be qualified to be elected as a member or office bearer of the Gram Panchayat.]4
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2. Ins. by section 5(a) of U.P. Act No. 21 of 1995.3. Omit. by section 4 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.
4. Subs. by section 11 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
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