What does clause (1) of Section 243D state about reservation of seats?
Clause (1) of Section 243D states that seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat, with the number of seats so reserved bearing, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area. These seats can be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.