23. (1) There shall be elected ²[one member] from each ward and a Chairman in a Union Parishad. (2) A general election of Chairman and ³[members ⁴[* * *]] of a Union Parishad shall be held- (a) for the purpose of constituting the Union Parishad under section 4, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Ordinance; ⁵[* * *] ⁶[(b) for the purpose of reconstituting the Union Parishad after the expiration of the term of the Union Parishad, within the period of one hundred eighty days preceding such expiration; (c) for the purpose of reconstituting the Union Parishad after the expiration of the period of supersession of the Union Parishad, if any, before such expiration: Provided that the persons elected at a general election under clause (b) or (c) shall not enter upon office as Chairman or member of the Union Parishad except after the expiration of the term of the Union Parishad or the period of supersession of the Union Parishad, as the case may be.] ⁷[(3) Where, for any reason, the election of a Union Parishad can not be held within the period specified in clause (b) or (c) of sub-section (2), that election may, notwithstanding anything contained in that sub-section, be held within a period, after the expiration of the term of the Union Parishad, as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify.]