What is the proportion of seats reserved for these groups compared to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election?
The proportion of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes compared to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal area or of the Scheduled Tribes in the Municipal area bears to the total population of that area.