Section 18C. Right to vote etc.

1[18-C. Except as otherwise provided by or under this act, every person whose name is for the time being, included in the electoral roll for the territorial constituency of a Zila Panchayat shall be entitled to vote at any election thereto and be eligible for election to the membership or to any office in the Zila Panchayat : Provided that a person who has not completed the age of twentyone years shall not be qualified to be elected as a member of the Zila Panchayat from amongst themselves. ]