How is the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat divided up according to Section 243D(3)?
According to Section 243D(3), the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat is divided up so that not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of these seats are reserved for women. These seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.