That section in so far as it is material for our purpose is in these terms : " section 148 B. (1) As from the commencement of the Amending Act, in addition to the members of the Board constituted under section 43 and till the next election of the new Board under section 43 A (a)every person in the extended territories who, immediately before the commencement of the Amending Act, is a member of the Interim Gurdwara Board, Patiala, constituted by Punjab Government, Home Department, Notification No. 18 Gurdwaras, dated the 10th January, 1958, shall be deemed to be a member of the Board, constituted under section 43; and (b)thirty five Sikhs including six Sikhs belonging to the Scheduled Castes residents in the extended territories, to be divided among different districts thereof in proportion to the Sikh population of each district in the prescribed manner, who shall, within forty days of the commencement of the Amending Act, be elected by the persons specified in subsection (2) in accordance with the rules made in this behalf by the State Government, shall become the members of the Board from the date specified in subsection (3).