Section 12
(1) There shall be constituted, in each Pnnchnyar area, an institution of SelfGovernment called the Gnl111Panchnyar bearing the name of the Gram .
12. (1) There shall be constituted, in each Pnnchnyar area, an institution of SelfGovernment called the Gnl111Panchnyar bearing the name of the Gram .
(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), each Panchayat area shall be dividedinto wards in such mariner ~ISthe State Government , may determine:
Provided that the number of members to be elected ill each ward shall , as far as practicable , be in the same proportions to the total number of persons to be elected for the Gram Panchnyats as the population of the W~\I ' (J bears to the total population of the Panchayat area .
0) The list of wards determined under sub-section (2) shall be prepared ~\J1 c1 published in the Official Gazette .