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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 169

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138                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                    (Part IXB.—Co-operative Societies)
      243ZJ. Number and term of members of board and its office
bearers.—(1) The board shall consist of such number of directors as may be
provided by the Legislature of a State, by law:
       Provided that the maximum number of directors of a co-operative
society shall not exceed twenty-one:
       Provided further that the Legislature of a State shall, by law, provide for
the reservation of one seat for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes
and two seats for women on board of every co-operative society consisting of
individuals as members and having members from such class of category of
persons.
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      (2) The term of office of elected members of the board and its office
bearers shall be five years from the date of election and the term of office
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bearers shall be conterminous with the term of the board:
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       Provided that the board may fill a casual vacancy on the board by
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nomination out of the same class of members in respect of which the casual
vacancy has arisen, if the term of office of the board is less than half of its
original term.
       (3) The Legislature of a State shall, by law, make provisions for
co-option of persons to be members of the board having experience in the field
of banking, management, finance or specialisation in any other field relating to
the objects and activities undertaken by the co-operative society, as members of
the board of such society:
       Provided that the number of such co-opted members shall not exceed
two in addition to twenty-one directors specified in the first proviso to
clause (1):
      Provided further that such co-opted members shall not have the right to
vote in any election of the co-operative society in their capacity as such
member or to be eligible to be elected as office bearers of the board:
       Provided also that the functional directors of a co-operative society shall
also be the members of the board and such members shall be excluded for the
purpose of counting the total number of directors specified in the first proviso
to clause (1).

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