The Zila Parishad is the third and the topmost level of the Panchayati Raj System. All the panchayat samitis of the district are combined to form the Zila Parishad. For the formation of the Zila Parishad, the entire district is divided into wards. The voters of each ward elect one representative who becomes a member of the Zila Parishad. These elected members elect one of them as the president or head who is called the Zila Pramukh, and one member is elected as the Up-Zila Pramukh. Besides them, the MLAs of the district and the MPs of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha of the districts and the pradhans of all the panchayat samitis of the district are also the members of the Zila Parishad. The Zila Pramukh is the head of the Zila Parishad.
