Meaning of sarpanch | Babel Free

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The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

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“Recourse to arbitration is not an uncommon mode of setting a dispute. Generally the number⟳ of arbitrators appointed is three, but sometimes five is the number⟳, and occasionally some one individual is made single arbitrator (hasar karna). If more than one arbitrator be appointed, an umpire (or sarpanch) is also usually fixed upon, who gives the ultimate decision if the other two cannot agree⟳.”

“The sarpanches were remunerated by the remission of part of the quota of labour which they were bound to supply⟳.”

“Every gram panchayat has a sarpanch and an up-sarpanch elected from its members by the gram panchayat in the prescribed manner.”

“Except for the fact that some sort⟳ of political connection seems to be required in order⟳ to win⟳ a sarpanch election, there does not appear⟳ to exist⟳ many requirements, for instance in terms of wealth or education. Sarpanches are, in other words, common men and women. Second, the process⟳ through which sarpanches come⟳ into office is relatively similar across villages, including in "reserved villages." Being elected as sarpanch in contemporary rural India is the outcome of an arduous, intense, and surprisingly competitive process⟳ in which various candidates seek⟳ the support⟳ of complex political coalitions.”

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