How is the number of reserved seats determined according to clause (1) of Section 243D?
The number of reserved seats is determined according to clause (1) of Section 243D by the proportion of the population of the Scheduled Castes in that Panchayat area or the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area to the total population of that area. The seats reserved for these groups shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat. These seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.