Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993
(1) Save as otherwise provided in the Act, the term of office of the members of a District Panchayat shall be co-extensive with the duration of the Panchayat. (2) The term of office of the President and the Vice-President of a District Panchayat, save as otherwise provided in this Act, shall be two and a half years. (3) There shall be called a meeting of the elected members of the District Panchayat by the competent authority within thirty days before the expiry of the said term of two and a half years for the election of President and the Vice-President from amongst such elected members. (4) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the President or the Vice-President shall be eligible for re-election. (5) If, during the term of his office under sub-section (2), the President or the Vice-President, ceases to be a member of the Panchayat, he shall vacate the office held by him. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the President or the Vice-President who has completed a period of two and a half years as such on the date of the commencement of the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, shall continue to hold the office till the remainder term of the Panchayat.