The Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 provides for a 3- tier structure of Panchayats. The Zilla Panchayat forms the apex institution at the district level. Each of the seven taluks in the Shimoga district has the Taluk Panchayat, where again the members are directly elected from the people, and which has a similar administrative structure headed by the Executive Officer(EO). At the lowest level there are the Gram Panchayats which are having jurisdiction over a group of villages so notified. 

Taluk Panchayats are the intermediate tier of the Panchayat Raj Institutions at the taluka level. Since 1999, certain specified development schemes earlier executed by the Zilla Panchayat have been tranferred and delegated to the Taluk Panchayats for implementation.

Gram Panchayats are the lowest tier of Panchayat Raj Institutions, They have responsibilities of civic administration with independent power of taxation.  

.District map	Talukas	No.of GP's	TP Members	GP Members
	SHIMOGA	39	18	Click
	BHADRAVATI	40	18	Click
	HOSANAGAR	30	11	Click
	SAGAR	35	14	Click
	SORAB	40	18	Click
	SHIKARIPUR	44	17	Click
	THIRTHAHALLI	39	13	Click