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{{short description|Title of the elected head of a village in India}} | {{short description|Title of the elected head of a village in India}} | ||
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A '''sarpanch''' or '''gram pradhan''' or '''mukya''' is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in [[India]].<ref name="Misra2004">{{cite book |last1=Misra |first1=Suresh |last2=Dhaka |first2=Rajvir S. |title=Grassroots Democracy in Action: A Study of Working of PRIs in Haryana |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=2004 |page=116 |access-date=2010-12-29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3MbwdXsDLT8C&q=sarpanch+female |isbn=9788180691072}}</ref> The sarpanch, together with other elected panchayat members (referred to as commissioners or a ''panch''), constitute | A '''sarpanch''' or '''gram pradhan''' or '''mukya''' is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in [[India]].<ref name="Misra2004">{{cite book |last1=Misra |first1=Suresh |last2=Dhaka |first2=Rajvir S. |title=Grassroots Democracy in Action: A Study of Working of PRIs in Haryana |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=2004 |page=116 |access-date=2010-12-29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3MbwdXsDLT8C&q=sarpanch+female |isbn=9788180691072}}</ref> The sarpanch, together with other elected panchayat members (referred to as commissioners or a ''panch''), constitute [[gram panchayat]]s and [[zilla panchayat]]s. The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community and retains power for five years. | ||
== Meaning of ''sarpanch'' == | == Meaning of ''sarpanch'' == | ||
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