lf in tl1e opinion of the inquiry officer-
(a) the election has not been a free election by reason of the general employment of bribery or undue influence withm tl1e meaning of Section 171B or Section 171C of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or the result of the ekction has been materially affected by~
(i) the commission of a corrupt practice; or
(ii) the improper acceptance or refusal of a nomination pal:'er; or
(iii) the improper reception or refusal of a vote; or
(iv) the failure to comply with a.ny provision of the Act or these rules, lie shall set aside the election.
(b) the election of a candidate has ·been procured, induced or aided hy a corrupt practice by such candidate, but ihe ek"{:tion has not been otherwise .
materially iaffcctcd, he shall declare the election of.
such candidate to be void and shall pass an order amending the declared result of the election accordingly.
6(); Decision of the inquir~y officer to be finaL The decision llr order of the inquiry officer under rule 59 shall be fin a[
61. Penalty for Commission of corrnpt practicc. If after an inquiry unJer JlJle 57, the inquiry officer is satisfied that a corrupt practice has been committed in connection with the election h:y any person, he may, if he thinks fit, declare such person 10 he disqualified from being a candidate- in any' election to any Cantonment Board for~ period not exceeding five years; and such declaration shall be final •
Provided that the Central Government may, if it thinks fit. at any time relieve such person from such disqualifica1i\•n.
62. Effect of notification of public holidays. Not\vit.hstanding anythmg contained in these rules, if any day, on v,:hich any act ur proceeding is posted or intended, to be done or taken, is notified to be a public holiday for the purposes of Section 25 of the Ncgotiahle Instruments Act, 1 XX I (26 ot 18X I) m is notified by the State Government [~II-~=4~]============~======~~=""==(1=~=q'='=~===~==========================3=5 :.n he a hoi iday for the Government offices in the State, SIA1'EMJ4.Nf :.hen, that act or proceeding shall be done or taken on the ·1cx1 succccdmg day which is not a public holiday.
• 1RST SCHEDULE [See rule 5] Cantonments Approximate Percentage of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled population to population Tribe total Canlonments which have ·.o e'lecl X members 12% Cantonments which have :o elect 7 members 14% Cantonments which have :o elect 6 members 16% Cantonments which have ·.o ekct 2 members 50% -------------------- Part.
Serial No.
I.
2 J.
4 To SECOND SCHEDULE FORMS FORM I [See rule 10] Electroral roll for ..................................... Cantonment Name 2 ................. Ward No ................................... .
Age Father's name or Address Husband's name in full 3 4 5 FORM I-A [See rule 11] LETTER OF REQUEST Place .................... ..
Date ............................... ..
The occuptant of. ........................................................ ..
............................................................ Cantonment Dear Sir/Madam, The preparation of the Electoral roll for Ward No .
.. .. .. ..... ofthe ....................... cantonment in which you "''" 1-es1dent has been taken in band. It will greatly facilitate my work if you will kindly complete the statement given he! ow after reading the attached instructions and hand it :wer to my asslstant who will call for it.
Yours faithfully, Chief Executive Officer Name and particulars of adults residing in the above premises .
Name (I) I.
2
3.
4.
Particulars as to Age on Ist March, 20 father or husband
(2) (3) etc.
Signature ........................... .
Date ....................................... .
INSTRUCTIONS I. The names of all persons who have completed 18 years of age on or before I st March of this year and who are ordinarily residing in the premises should be entered.
2. Only the names of those who are continuously residing in the Cantonment for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding 1st March should be entered.
3. Enter against serial No. 1 in the column (1), the name of the head or other·senior member of the family, provided he or she has the qualification mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2.
4. In the case of every male resident, enter column
(2), the name of his father preceded by the words son of.
5. In the case of every female resident enter in column
(2)--
(i) The name of the husband preceded by the words 'wife of' if she be married:
(ii) The name of the late husband preceded by the words 'widow of' if she be a widow, and
(iu) The name of the fath'er preceded by the words 'daughter of' if she be unmarried.
6. In column (3), enter the age of the person as accurately as possible, giving only the number of complete years and ignoring the months.
FORM II [See Rule 12] NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS The preliminary electoral roll of voters for the Cantonment.... .. ............. is open to inspection at the Cantonment Board Office daily between 11 A.M. and 4 P.M.
upto 15th August.
2. f;.ny person who claims to be entered in this roll and who is not entered therein or is entered in an incorrect place or with incorrect particulars may put in a claim THE GAZE1TE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PARI II-SEC. 4] .~--c-==·o----=-=---=-:..:::_--_-:::----=-::~' ,- = __ __ -- ~---- ----- ------- ~-:__--,:____ __ -:-----==-ce-----o-==--==== addrcs:-;ed to the Chief Executive Officer to have his name cntcn~d. or the rcgistery corrected, as the case may be.
3 Any person whose name is borne on this roll and who ohJects to the inclusion of his own name, or that of any ot~er person whose name is on the roll, may prefer the oh.Jcct~on addressed to the Chief Executive Officer.
4. Claims shall be preferred in Form IIJ and objec t 1ons i d Forrn IV or Form IV -A appended to this notice and 111usl he s1gned hy the claimant or objector or by his duly authorised agent; copies of the forms will be supplied free hy the Chier· Executive Officer on application.
'i. Claims and objectiOns may be presented to the Chid Bxecut1ve Officer at any time during office hours or sent hY; po.~t hut it must reach him within twenty days of the date of issul'. of this notice.
6. Claims and objections which are not preferred in the prcver form or are not received by the date prescribed will be~ejccted.
7:. All claim and objections received in time and in pn1pcr {onn will he heard by. ..at.. ..on.
Date.
FORM ill [See Rule 13 (2)] President CLAIM APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME To, ··m1c Ch1efExecutive Officer ....... C antonrnc n t Sir, hcqucst that my name be inclu.dcd in the electoral roll foq!le Ward)Jo. ...... ........ ...ofthe CanlonbJcnr.
1\amc (jn lull) ..
Pathrr' b/\·1olher' s/Husband' s Name ...
Par11cul ar:--. of lrl\- place of residence are--- Street/Nrolialla ..
V/anJ Nurr1ber ..
[ hercb)' dcclnre that to the best of my knowledge and ccl1ef -- \l1<1t 1 am 'J resident of Ward No. . ............... of tile ... Cantonment cmd that 1 have :been umtinuously residing in the Cantonment for 1,1 JlL'~riod of not less than six month:.., immediately 'p1 ccc_:d lllg lst March ............ .
(it) l h,tt my age on the first day of March last was ....... years and. .. .. months.
(ii1J 'thai Tam resident at the address given above and :;nn cllgiblt for registration as an elector.
' (1v) ,tiul ] lww not applied fur the inclu.'-.ion of my il<llllc in the electoral roll for any other ward of the cmtonme.nt.
(v) that my name has not been included in the electoral roll for any other ward.
or that my name has been included in the electoral roll for Ward Ko ............ of the Cantonment underthe address mentioned below, and if so, I request that the same may be excluded from the electoral roll of the said ward.
Signature or thumb impression of the claimant Place ..
Date ..
1 being an elector whose name is included in part ....... of the electoral roll under Serial No.
countersign it.
. ..................... support this claim and To.
Sir, Srgnature of the elector Kame (in full) FORM IV [See Rule 13 (3)] .
OBJECTION TO INCLUSION OF NAME The Chief Executive Officer ...... Cantonment.
1 object to the \nclusion of my name/the name of Serial ~o . .'.. in' part ..................... l.. of the electoral roll for Ward No.
.......... of the Cantonment for the following reason (s)-- I hcrcb;,- declare that the facts mentioned abtwe arc true to the hc_,.;t of rny knowkdgc and belief.
Name ha-., hecn included in the electoral roll for this ward as fo11ows- Nmnc (in full) .............. .
*Father's/Hushand" ~.~1other's name ..
Serial No ...
Part No ..
Date ..
Si):'Jlature/tliumb impreSsion of objector ..lfull postal address)- ..
1 being an eh:dor \\-hose name is included in part .. uftlu: electoral roll under Serial No.
support thi;-, ubjcdJtJn and countersign it Si)!nalurc nf the elector ~amc (in full) *Strike uut in:1ppli~ahle pt)rtinn.
• 1 !
FORM IV-A [See Rule 13 (4)] 'flU! q;r ~ : 3lm>lR"T forWard No ..
Cantonment.
37 ..... ofthe OBJECTION TO PARTICULARS IN ANY ENTRY Tr:, The ChiefExecutive Officer ............................... Cantonment [ submrt that the entry relating to myself which appears at Serial No. ........ . ..... in Part .............. .
Ward No ....................................... of the electoral roll as ................................. " is not correct. It should be corrected to read as follows :
P!:,ce ..
Date .............. .
Signature/thumb impression of elector FORMV [See Rule 15] LIST OF CLAIM AND OBJECTION
(a) The following persons have put in claims to be registered as electors (or to have the registry of their names corrected) on the roll for Ward No.
......................................... of the cantonment.
I.
2.
J 4 Name of claimant 2 Address 3
(b) The following objections have been received regarding entries in the roll for the ....................... Cantonment.
------------------ Vv' ard No. Name of objector Name of person objected to and number on roll I.
2 1 4 and number on roll 2 3
(c) The 1ollowing corrections have been made by the CbtefExecutive Officer of his own motion in the roll Ward No. Number on roll Nature of corrections 2 3 The above claims and objections will be heard (and corrections finally considered) by on.. . .......... at. ....... .
*Strike out inapplicable portion. ChiefExecutive Officer FORMVl [See Rule 22] NOMINATION PAPER Election for the Cantonment Board ......
to be held on.. .. ............................ .
(To be filled by the Proposer) I hereby nominate ............................ as a candidate for election from Ward No. . .............. at the election referred to above.
L
2.
Full name proposer ............................. ..
Electoral roll Number of proposer Ward No.
Part No ...
3. Nameofcandidate's Father/husband ..........
4. Full postal address of Roll No .....
candidate ............................. ..
5. Electoral roll No. of candidate.
Ward No.
Roll No ......
Part No .......... ..
Date ........................... ..
Signature of Proposer (To be filled by the Candidate) I, the above mentioned candidate, hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief I am eligible for election as a memeber of the Cantonment Board and assent to this nomination. The symbols I have chosen are in order of preference.
(i) ................................................................................. .
(ii) ........................................... .
(iii).
Date ....... ..
Signature of candidate 3K THE GAZETrE 01' INDIA: EXTIV\ORD!NARY ~~-~~~~= Further declaration to be made by a Scheduled Caste or a Sc.heduled Tribe candidate I hereby declare that 1 am a member of the ..
"'cJste/trihe which is a Scheduled Casterfrihe of the State ur ... in relation to ..................... (area) in the Slate Dalcd Signature of candidate (To he ftllcd by the Returning Officcf) Scnal.'Jo. of nomination paper ............................ .
Th:s nomination was delivered to me at my office at ··~ .~ ......... (hour) on ....... ···~ ..... ~·· ... (date) by tl1c ;"candHlate/proposer/election agent.
Da1c .................................. Returning Oflicv .............................. .
""Stnkc ott' one of the alternative as necessary.
~DRM"ll [See Rule 25] LI$T OF VALIIJLY NOMlNATED CANDIIJATK~.
Election to the Cantonment Board ...
Sl l\amc of Name of No cwJdJdate **father/ 2 husband/ rnot.her 3 Address of candidate 4 Ward for nominated 5 ~~ ~· -.·-·~~~~~-~~~~- ~ Not~.-Thc nomination papers will be taken up for scrutiny at (time) ........................ on the (date) ..... al (place) . .............. ....... . ... Date Re1uming Officer + _;, S: 11 k·,: 1 !til in-appropriate altcrnat.i ve.
FORM VII-A [See Rule 27 (I)] NOTICE OF WITifl)RAWAL Elecdon tu thL' Cantonment Board .....
('To be filled by the candidate) To, The. Returning Officer · ( ·:m(•JillllC!ltl3oardelcc6on.
C111!6nrncnt I ...... a candidate llOilli:natcd at tl1e ahove election do hereby give notice that I witbdraw my ~:andiJaturc.
Place. :..;ignature of candidate Dare ..
n (To be filled hy the Returning Offrcer) The notice was given to me at ..
(hollY).. . ..... (date) by ..
(name) candidate/election agent.
Returning Officer Date ...
m (To he handed over to the person delivering the notice) 111e notice of withdrawal of candidate by ..
candidate at the electiOn to the Cantonment Board ....... from ward No ................................. .- ... , ... was delivered to me ............................... . (hour~, on Date ..
..... (elate).
~'ORMW-B [Sec Rule 27(3)] Returning Officer Seal NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURES Election to the Cantonrne11.t Board Notice is hereby given that the following candidate/ candidates :ll the above election withdrew his/their candidature tocby Nameoi candtdatc I.
2
3.
Dare ...
~~~--~~------~ Nam~ of father/ mother/ hLJshand Address of Ward for which candidate the candidate had ·been nominated Returning Otliccr Seal FORMVli-C [See Rule 311 LL~T OF CONTESUNG CANDIDATES I \[ectiun to l1ll' Cmtonment Bo,u·d ................................ .
on ..
SL Name ot Address of Nu. candidJtc candidate I.
' L.
3.
4.
Date.
2 ......... Cantonment Ward for Symbol which allotted nominated ··-·------ 4 5 Returning Officer • • ,: 'IT~II-1?Jll"S 4] ======:======='1R<!~'::q;r"'='\"cl"''::q:':'1 =' ==='ffiUT"'=========:======"o:39 FORMVill FORMVlli-B [See Rule 37] [See Rules 39 (6) (a) (ii)] Ballot paper Envelope NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE COUNTING ·-----~--. -------- :--.Tame (S) (W) (Symbol) Election to the Cantonment Board... . ... (Name o!Cantt) Ward No. ..... . .......... 20 ..... .
:sJ ind1cates Scheduled (W) indicates Women Castc./Trihe candidates candidates - --------~ -- Name * * (S) (W) (Symbol) * * * * * * Back of ballot paper Print here serial number FORM Vill-A * * * [~ee Rules 39 (6) (a) (i)] DECLARATION BY ELECI'OR Election to the Cantonment Board .......... Ward No .............................. .
1 hereby declare that I am the person whose name <lppears as elector numbef· ..................................... on the electoral roll fm Ward No ........................................ to whom the postal ballot paper bearing serial number ..... has been issued at the ...... above election and that! have not voted 1n the election for this Cantonment.
Place.
Date ..
Signature of elector Address ........................... .
Attestation of singature The above has been signed in my presence by . ... ............... (Elector) who is personally known to me/ has been identined to my satisfaction by ............................. .
SigJMture of identifier, if any.
Address.
Signature o:f attesting officer Name (in block capital letters) . Designation .................... .
Address ................. .
Date ......................................... .
(a) Election to the Cantonment Board ..... .
(b) To Ward No ....................................... .
POSTAL BALLOT PAPER Serial number of ballot paper FORMVlli-C [See Rules 39 (6) (a) (iii)] Cover NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE COUNTING Election Immediate Cantonment of ............ ..
POSTAL BALLOT PAPER Election to the Cantonment Board ................ .
Ward No ............. .
The Returning Officer, Cantonment of ............................................... .
............................. Ward ..................... .
(Address of Returning Officer) ...................................................... Cantonment FORMVill-D [See Rules 39 (6) (a) (iv)] FORM OF LETTER OF INTIMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ELECTOR Cantonm&nt of ................. ..
Election to . .............. Ward.
Dear Sir/Madam, I. The persons whose names are printed on the ballot paper sent herewith have been nominated as candidates for the election to the Cantonment Board of ............... .
ward ................................................. should you desire to vote at this election, I have to request that-
(a) You will record your vote by placing a 'X' mark (clearly) on the ballot paper on or near the symbol opposite to the name of the candidate for whom you wish to vote. The mark should be so placed as to indicate clearly and beyond doubt to which candidate you are giving your vote. If the mark is so placed as to make it doubtful to which candidate you have given the vote, that vote will be invalid.
(b) You shall not given more than one vote.
(c) After you have recorded your vote on the ballot paper, place the ballot paper in the envelope marked 40 THL GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 4] 'A' sent herewith, close the envelope and secure it hy seal or otherwise.
(d) Yc)u will then sign the enclosed declaration in Form Vjn-A in the presence of an attesting officer who shhll attest only your signature, but not your vote w~ich you should not record in the presence of the attesting officer. You must not show your ballot paper to the attesting officer nor tell him how you haVe voted.
(c) Yqu will then place the closed envelope marked 'A' ant! the duly attested declaration form, in the cover Mhrked 'B' addressed to me and return the cover to 111~ hy prepaid post or by messenger so as to reach m¢ before 5 P.M. on the . .,.. . day of .... , .. ······· 20 ..
2. The number of the mcmbe:rs to be elected is one onlY .
:~ Cover returned by post on which the postage has not heen pre-paid will not be received by me.
4 The officers who are empowered to attest the hallot P4rer are (I) ................ . ..... or (2) any stipendaty Magi:>~trate.
5. Your number on the electoral roll for ...
Ward 1s ~- ·~· .............................. . You should insert th1s num~er in the declaration Form VIH-A.
To ShfJ!Smt.
Aduress ..
Date FORM IX Yours faithfully, Returning Officer [See Rule 42) TENDERED VOTE'S LlST ----------- No en dcctoral Name Address roll Signature of elector if literate or thurnh impres sion of elector if illiterate with signature of witnc<;s I.
2
4.
----·---- FORM X [See Rule 44] LIST OF CHALLENGED VOTES No. on the electoral roll Name Address Signature of elector ifliterate or thumb impres sion of elector if illiterate with signature of witness FOR.VI X-A l See Rules 49 and 50] FINAL RESULTS SHEET ELKllON To the Cantonment Board ...
from Ward No ..
Polling station Sl. No. Name Number of valid votes cast in favour of A B C • Number of Valid Rejected Votes Votes Total votes for polling station REMARKS Total number of votes recorded at pollin'g station Number of votes rec(Jrded on postal ballot papers.
Total votes poll~d ------'----'-----------~--- Place ..
Date ..
FORM XI ]See Rule 51] Returning Officer *RETiiR.l\ SHOWING Tiffi RESULTS OF THE ELECTION FOR THE ,,, ...... ,., .. CANTONMENT.
Wan] No.
2 3 4 --------------- Names of Number of valid candidate5. vot'es received 2 3 Candidate declared to be elected 4 f du hereby.' declare that the candidates whose names arc entered in column 4 have been duly eJected.
Returning Officer *Entries in culumn ( 1) and (2) are merely illustrative.
W :--lo I 0(20i/2(XJ7/D(Q & C)] ANAND MISRA, Jt. Secy.
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