On the dale ftx~ct fftr the scrutiny of nominations undr;r .
the provisions or rule 4. the ·o:nndidale!l, one propo$er·lo£. each candi date and one agl'lIt of such cnndidate but no other person, may attend· at such time and place os the returning' olJker may appoint, and the returning ollicer shall give 1I1l'tn all rensonable fa~ilities for examin ing t.he nomination paprrs or all candidates whose names are included in the list of candidates posted tluder the provisions .of ruJe 9.
1L. SCl'll.tilly of Homina(.ioll.~ a1ld (ll'!cision of ohjecLions.-(1) On the elate fixed Lor ·the :icrulin,Y of nomination!l under the provisions .
of rtlle 4. after facilities have been given for the examination of. nom!nalion pnpl'rs under the provisions of rule lA, and if necessary.
011. the .next following dny, thc returning olJk:er 01",( if the returning olJ!ce~ IS the C:c.nernl Assisla.l~t o~· General 0 AS!llsla'nt I,) any ot~er OlI!Cel l?ot b~I{)1I' the r<1nk of Iehsildar appomted by the returmng onlc~r lJ1 lhls _behalr, shall ('xnmine the Ilomination papers of all candidates \Vh()~:(~. nallles arr~ included !n lhe list of candidates posted under the I~rov!slons of rule !I, nnd shall decide all objectiohs made to ".ny nOllllnatlon, and ma.y. ('ilher on such objection or of hi!l own motion, .IIClel' 1';1It~h ~;t\Jllrn:l"y I'IH\l1iI'Y, jf nlly. as he may deem neces sary,. reject any IIOIl'l i n:l lioll "II any of the' following grounds-
(a) t~n.t lhe cHndj~late j~ illPJigible Lor election under the pro- VJs,lons oL section 00 of the A::t ; . '..
(b) t1.Hlt H propqser wa:. not f]llalilicd to ~ubscribe the nomina tIon P?pcr ~~der the provisions of rule 7 ;.
(c)~.that ~I~ere has been' any fnil~re-to cOI~ply WHiI an of the prOVISIons of rule 7 or. rule 6 ; .. y
(d) that' the candidate or his proposer is not- identical with the • I. person whose nurnhl'r on the roll is "iv'en IOn the n ' t' " J . . . , b oroma Ion pnpel ,IS f. Ie nUIIlI)('r of such candidate or proposer as tl case l!lay be ; , Ie '\ a 7 ~c) th'at the sir,n'ltllrr. IIf Ih,' cundidllLc or hi~ proposer is not genuine (lr has bel'lI obillincd uy force or fraud:
Provided that-
(i) nothing, containcd In r1ml5r (n) of this llllb.rul~. shall be deemed to nuthori:lI: thl? rejr.cliull of the nomlnalton of nny candidale on tlie /l,rOl\lIl\ lhat 11f~ Is ineligible {or election owing to his being a' poUl ;
tii) ~othing ',:ontaincd in c\allsl's (h), .(c),' (d) or (~) ~f this sub· rule shall be deemed to ~lIthol'lse the rejectIOn of t~e nomina lion of any candidate. on .th~ grou~d of an?, Ir· regularity in rrspcct. of a nominatIOn paper If the ca~dld~te hns bern dulv nominalrll by mcans of another nommatlon \101))('1' in ,'c~ljl'ct or wlti'eh' no irregularity has been com lIli lled,
(2) H any qllestioll nri~;.. ~; wlwiller a l'andidnte i5 or ill not ~blr tn rend and write Gurlllukhi, till' C;\llt\idat(~ ::hnll be deemed to fullJlthat qualilication if he 'prodl1cf'~; a cnlilicnl,' (rom the headmaster .of n Government or a recogn iSl:d I< ha Isn School. of not below the mIddle standard. to the c!"fect thnt IItc ·('andi(lnlr! l'an recite Shri Guru Granth "Sahib in Gurmukhi and call also wrile nurmukhi.
. (:~) The ret\ll'lIing ollkcr IIr nlhrr "meet" appoinled under the provisions of sub-rule (l) for the scrutiny of nomination paper~ st~all t'lltiorse on each lIllminnl.illll paper his decision accepting or reJectm.~ il, and, if he rejecls it, sball record in writing a brief statement of hIS reasons for so rejecting it.
(4) Any person aggrieved by any order passed by an authority under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) may, within the date specified under rule 4 in thisbehfllf, nresent, in person or by counselor by an Clgent appointed by authority in writing signed by him and verified by a magislrate, SUb-registrar, sarpan·::h, nayaye pardhan, lambardar' ur n member of Legislature or locnl authority. to' the Deputy Com missioner of the district in which the returning onicer is posted, an application for revision o[ such' order. .
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(5) When any npplicaLioll [or reyision of an order has been re ceived under sub-rule (4), the Depuly CommisRioner may, after hear ing the applicant or his counsrl, confirm such order, or aCter 'serving the candidates for election frllm the const;tuency with a nolice, ~ither perRonal\y or hy registered post or by anixing its copy to those per sons" residences or 'at the addresses given in their nomination papers intimating the date on ,which the npplication will be heard, and afte~ hearing the applicant and such other candidates, as may appear on the date so intimated, may ~orlfirm such' order or set it aside and pass such other order as he may deem fit. The order so passed under this sub-rule shall be final.
12.. Withcl',TClwat of caTld~dat~LTes,~(.l) Any candidate may with dra:", hIS -::and~dat.ure by notice 111 .wrItmg subscribed by him and ,?ellver~d by him 111 pe~'son or. by hiS proposer or agent to the return 111~ onlcer be~ore ~ 0 clock In, the Clfternoon on the date specified under rule 4 In t.hls behalf and no person who has thus withdrawn his candidature shall be allowed to cancel his withdrawal. .
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(2) The rel\ll'llilll~ ollicer llIay nllow willll.lrnwni o( candidalure not less than teli days previous to the date of the commoneement of ' lhe poll i( the nUlnber o( remaining c'andiuales is equal to the num ber of member or members lo be elecled from the conslihjency, 1:3. AssillJl.lIU!IlL oJ '~!I'.llbo'!: (0 .ca'ldi({aLI!,~;-:i l) If in any con!:li, luency the number or vulldly 1I0mmaled candldales exceeds. the ./ number oE seats 10 be filled, IIII' relurning ollicer shall, before pre paring a list of valid nominatiolls.under rule 14, consider the choice as respecls symbol:. ('xpressed hy candidates in the declarations re[erred 10 in sub·rllll! (2) of rll'c~ 6, delivered by them along wHh Iheir numination pallen; and skill. subject to any general. or 'special directions h;slled hy Lhc 'Stale .( :overnmcnt in lhis behalf, assign .3 dilrcrent symbol to rach candidalr. in <:onrorllliLy, ns fnr as. practicable, with his c11O!rl': If 111111'(' ('alldirlafc's Ihnn one indicate their preferences rllr Ihe S:lIlll' symbol. 1111' rl'!\II'lIinf( ll/liCt' I' shall dccidl' by lot.lo which or 1110se cnndid:lll's tht' sYlllbnl shall be nssiuncd. The decision (It the relurlling alli/'('r in assiglling nny symbol to II cnndidale under this rule· shall be final.
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(2) In every C;lse where a sYlllbnl has becn nssigned to a -eand;· date undl'r sllb-rule (I " such candidnle or his agent shall forthwi!h be inrol'lnecl t,f Ih(.' symbol so n~;signed and be supplied with a speci men thereof by the returning ollicer.· H. List: of l'o/i<l ll/)JIIiJlnf.iOlI.~ (.11 he j.lostcd.-(J) On completion of the SCl'ulilly of nominations alltl artel' the expiry of the period within which candidatures Illa.v be wilhdrawn under the' provisions of rule 12, the returning allirer shnll forthwith prepare a list of valid Ilolllinntions and cnuse it to hr posted up in some conspicuous place ill his ollicc :lIld al su:h other places in the constituency as he Illay deelll lit. . ' .
(2) The' 1isl to be posted under sub-rule (l) shall 'contain the name's in alph:lbeticnl order in Gurrnukhi and addresses of the validly nominated candidnles ns given ill the nomination papers and indicate the symbol assigncd to each candidate. .
(3) If there nrC' two cnmlidnl,'s whosc names nrc lhe samc, thcv · shnll be distingUished by the nddilion or their CJccupntion or thcfr villagc 01' in such othcr man ncr ns the returning ollicer may think · lit.' .
, 15.· DeaLh of c(lJIilicln!e before ]lolL-If a candidate dies beforc the poll and after the dnle fixed [or the nomination of candidates and his numination is or has been accepted as valid at the time of scrutin v · of nomination papers, all pro:eeclillgs with reference to the election jil the constituency or constituencies in which he was a candidate shall be commenced anew in all respects as if for a fresh election: .
, . Provided .that no fresh nOlllination ~hall be necessary in the case of a candidate who;,(' name 1(; entered on the list of valid nomi- '.
:nations posted under the provisions of rule 9.
Ill. Pro(;cdllre in lIm'onte's!,'d el.rction.-Suhje:t to the provisio/l!!
of rule 15, If the 11I1I1Ibl'l' of 1'lIl1didates ~?lidly nominated in any ., I I I I I I of I i t II I I I , .
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I c0l15Liluency is equal III or IeSg Lhall the l1ullllwl' of IIIl'lTIbt'r.'; LI) bl:
l'lecled for such constituency, ,Ihen ::lIch cnndilJilll's !:hllll be dermed Lo have been elecled ant! Ihe r(!lllrnillg olllcer !:hllll forward 11 list of namE'S of such candid"lps lo Ihe/Collllllissioncl', GurdWlIl'1l Ele::lions.
and if the number of 5111'" "lIl1dirhilf"l I!; It's!: Ihlln the number of mem· ben; I') be elecled, till' II :lIIl1ln!:;sirllll'l. Gurdwlll'll Elrclions, !:hllil lix anolher dale for the dcdion of the n:lT1l1illing lIIember!:., ;
Ii. Pl'o<:cr/rl1"l~ in ('lIl1lc',~lrll· l'Irl:ljllll.---!r thr nUl1lber of ClIlldiual('s valiuly nominaled in nll,v cOlIs~illlell(,.v is gr(,lller lhnn the 1I1JlnhC'1' of l11el11b"rs to be I.'leclrd [1'0111 slich Cl)w;lill,lCII:''y, a 1)011 5hnll be lal:c~n nn tllI'dntc 01' dales spccified' UtH.!"I· rule 4 in lhis uchlllf for Ih,:
election.
Ill. Li:;l oJ POWII!/ .~t(l(ioJt,~ t.o or pllblisJrC'r/ (lilt! pol/ill!} officI!!':;
10 he nppoi,nt.cd.-(l) Thc rellll'l1illg n/Jicer shllil sr:lect such number llf pnll i:ll~ sl.al ions "5 lri.; Ti'''':r drrCrrr'lii;'(;rss:ll'y nnd shall, not less lh"n sl'\'('n days bdore Ih(· tin~l dale o[ Ihe dates fixed for fhe election, pllbli:;\l in the manner prescribed fllr the puhlication of .notices in ,sub-rule (2) of rule 4 a list SIIOWill/: l.he polling stllLions so sclecled.
lhe polling <lren for which '~a,;h SI.Wit statioll has been sclecled nnel lhe hours durin~ whittl cac" nlc!) :;l.:tlioll ~h:tll remain open [or lh~ 1'C'C'llrding of VOll'S, and no pr:.rsoll :;hall be permitted to rccord hiro vol.e ('xcepl 8t. Ihe polling ~:Iaf,ioll III' thE' <lre:l !.o which accoruin~ to lhe rull he belongs and during~th~ h"ur:; specilicd in the Iisl. .
, (:!l Thro l'l'lllrJIing ,"Iic('!' sl\,dl nl'pnilll " 1)I'(';,ic.lin~ .ollic!:' I' [or (':lch pnlling'SlCllion and SIIl:h other' jJl'/'snIIS (/)('I'cinart(?I: rcfrr/'cu to :IS, poll in!: ollic!.'l's) to <lssi:q , II(' p;res!dirll.! om~('r aro he may deem necero sary but he shall not. :llJpnint hny !'l'I'SlJn who ha~ becn cmplo)'ed by 01' on bellal f of, or h,lS been o\herwi!;e working fol', a caneli?ate in or alJflul. ,the eleclion. Tf 1.11(' IJl'c'sidinf! onicer, owing to illness 01' other uIl<\vl)idablr causC', ,dlSl'lIls : himself [('(Jill lhc polling stalion: his fUlIctions shnll bc per[ol'l1l('d :by sn~h polling ollicer 'ns has been pn~viously authoriscd by the returning ollit'er to pl'l'[onn such func tions during any such absence, and if a polling ollicr.r is absent [rom the polling station, the presiding ollicer rnClY, subject Lo the reslric
1.ioll imposed above, appoin( ,my p(!rSOIl who is pl'csent at the polling stalion lo be tilc !Jolling (lilicer and in[orm the returning ollicrf accol·dillgly.. .
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The returning ullieer nwy at ,lny time, If hc thinks iiI:, appl)int ,.
'lny other perSUll to ael in pLace of any persun previously appuinled.
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(3) The presiding o!1icer shall, in addition lo pcrformin~ allY olllcr duties imposed upon him by these. rules, be in gcneral charge of ;,)11 'arrangements ntlhe polling station and inDy issuc orders as to the manner in which persons shall be ndmilted to lhe polling station and gl.'neraJly for the preservCllion o[ peace and .order at or in the vicinily of the polling slation, .