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bodies and the executive heads of
                                                                     these institutions for the Scheduled
                                                                     Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other
                                                                     Backward Classes.
                                                                     At least one-third of all positions are
                                                               reserved for women.
                                                                     State Election Commission has
                                                                     been created in each State to conduct
                                                                     panchayat and municipal elections.
                                Thus there was very little           Third-tier of democracy has become more
                                decentralisation in effective terms.   powerful and effective.
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