How does this proportion relate to the overall population of the State?
The proportion of offices of Chairpersons reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayats at each level in any State is related to the overall population of the State. This proportion is determined by the ratio of the population of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in the State to the total population of the State. The exact proportion may vary, as it is stated that it should bear "as nearly as may be" the same proportion to the total number of such offices in the Panchayats at each level as the population of the respective group in the State bears to the total population of the State.