(1) Any candidate may withdraw his/her candidature by notice in writing in Form-21 Withdrawal of subscribed by him/her and delivered to the Municipal Returning Officer or the candidature.
Authority specified in this behalf under clause (e) of rule 23, before 3 P.M. on the date specified under rule 23 in this behalf, and no person who has thus withdrawn his/her candidature shall be allowed to cancel the notice of withdrawal.
(2) Upon receiving such a notice of withdrawal of candidature, the Municipal Returning Officer or the specified authority shall cause a notice in Form-22 to this effect to be affixed in some conspicuous place in his/her office and at the offices of the Municipal Committee and Municipal Electoral Registration Officer concerned.
30. On completion of the scrutiny of the nomination papers and after the expiry of the List of contesting period within which candidature may be withdrawn under rule 29, the Municipal canddates.
Returning Officer shall forthwith prepare a list of contesting candidates as specified under section 46 of the Act, in English in Form 23 and cause it to be affixed at some conspicuous place in his/her office and at the office of the Municipal Committees and Municipal Electoral Registration Officer concerned and shall also supply a copy thereof, to each of the contesting candidates and on demand to his election agent.