9-A. Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, every person whose name is for the time being included in the electoral roll for a territorial constituency 2[of a Gram Panchayat] shall be entitled to vote at any election and be eligible for election, nomination or appointment to any office in the Gram Panchayat 3[ xxx ] : [Provided that a person who has not completed the age of twenty-one years shall not be qualified to be elected as a member or office bearer of the Gram Panchayat.]4
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b>9-A.</b> Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, every person whose name is for the time being included in the electoral roll for a territorial constituency <sup>2</sup>[of a Gram Panchayat] shall be entitled to vote at any election and be eligible for election, nomination or appointment to any office in the Gram Panchayat <sup>3</sup>[ xxx ] : [Provided that a person who has not completed the age of twenty-one years shall not be qualified to be elected as a member or office bearer of the Gram Panchayat.]<sup>4</sup><br>