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Sikh Gurdwara Committee Election Rule 1959.Union territory Rules of Chandigarh · 1925

The ell,t'loral rull of a constiluency fo\' the election of a member or members of a Committee shall be such porlion or portions of any roll or rolls in forc" at the time, of any constiluency or constituencies for the r:leetion of member or members of lhe Board as rchlle,s or relal<' lI' the ;Irea or ar.eas .o:.oQ1pris~d in S~l=Qn~Jil.uency f.Ol' the elCel.icll' o[ a memlwl' 111' members of Slll:h" Committee, whellH'r ~lH'h cl"clioll is held at 111(' ~ame lime as an elcclion o[ a member of the Buanl7"l any olho'r time..'

~ G. NotificatioJl of SYlIlhols,- ) I) Thc ,l;\J.<l!!:..c;'~e.mnW..Qtshnll by nolilication in the of1icia I Gnzellc "lIhli:;h a Jist of symbols and may in like Illan:ler add to or vary weh Ii,;t.

(2) In each coostituency ('\'cry 1I0nlinaliun paper dcliver('d undel' rule 7 shall alS:l be ae,ompanied. hy a dcclaralion in writing specify­ ing' the particular symbol which thc candidal,~ has chosen for his lirs!. preference out of th,~ list of symbols [or the lime bein~ in [ol'ee '. under sub-rule (1) nnd also specifying two other symbols out of that l!st whi~h' he has ~hosen for his second and third preferences respec­ t!vely :

Provided that the choice to lw mnele by a candidate under ·this .sub-rule shall be subj""l to such restrictions as lhe Slale Government may think lit to imjJose in lhat behnl!.

" I \ ;, \ ,\ i 4 ">'~r-~ 7, Nominatioll of r.nlldirlutl!~,-(l) filly perllon not jncli~ibJe lor membership of the CO/llmittee under the prbvilliolls of section 90 of the Act may be nomina led as a candid:lte for election:, ,

Provided IIwl-- (II) 011 or br.fol'e l!lll idale lilll'll for lhr. nO/ll'inntion "f cimdidales under lhe- JlI'ovi~,i"l1ll of rille 4, he-lweclI Ihe- hours of 11 o'clock ill ~he IOl'enooll nnd 3 o'clock In thc nrternoon, he shall deliver, eilher in persoll or by his proposer or by ;m agent appoinled br, Hllthorlly in, writing. slgnc~ by the candidale alld, vel'lhrd by a mnglsLrnle, sub-reglslrar, sal:­ panch, na'yllye pradhan l lambarda.: or member of Legjs~a­ lure or local body Lo hr. rp.turnm~ onlcer or any other olllcer appoilllcll by hllll in lhis behaH, a nomination paper '::ol11pll'led ill form) alld sllbscribed by the calldldnte himself liS lIssl'nlil1/( l? l~le 1I0llli/la~ioll nnd hy ol1e person n~ proposer, whose I1:1 11 Ie- IS ,lI1cllldcd, III the 1'011 of lhe conslltuency as sp~::'lied ill~de [i..;-.

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(b) np person sh'll! subscribe as proposer'a number of nomination papers gre:ller lhan the /lumber of membel's lo be clecled to represcnt the cOllslilur.nl'y in ({l1f!slion, and if :\ person has :,subscribed a la"'!l'r nUlllhel' of nominnlion papers than there :11'(' vacanl'i,,:: 10 br. Iil/l'd, only those of lhr. pn\JC!rs so sub­ scrihed ",Ilil'h h:l\'Il IWI'II iirst I'cc\'ivl'd lip to lIe nlllT1bel' of sueh vu::a/lcies shall he deell1cd .to be valid, ' , < -- :-----....... - ,-

(2) On thc 'pl"::"lIl.,Lion '01 I nOll1ination paper, the retl\rnin~ oflicel' sli01I1 S'lti"f, IJilosclf llial. lhe names and eleclor<ll roll 'num­ bers of the candidal(' <llld liis proposer lIS cnlr.red in till' nomination paper arc the saml' O1S lhose f'nlcred iii the clecloral rolls:

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Provided that I.he rdlll'ning ollicer may-' ,

(a) permit any clerical rrrOl' in the nomination paper in' regard lo the said names or nlllllhers,to be cOI:recled in ordnr lo bring thern in con[onnily wilh lhe' cOl'l'espondihg entdes in the elcctoral rolls, and' , , , I (b) where nec:essary, dlt'cct [hn.t any clerical or prinli~g error in lhe said enlries shall be overlooked, ' , , • ,8, ,Deposil.~,-( I) Ol~ or 'b~fll.'l~ '1I1e da\e ,<l'PI~oinled IorLhe nomi­ natlo~ of c~dldall':;, each, c~ndll,laLe sha~1 dcposit or cause Lo be deposited wIlh the rclurnmg oHlcer ,or, In the treasury or a sub­ , treasury or Reservc Bank a sum of t~O-.t.up-ees and no-candidate shall 'be de,;med to be d~ly 1I0Jl~inated lIn~ess suCll deposit has been made:

, " , Prov~ded t!lat lIol more ~han n~e ,sucl! deposit need be made by any c~ndldat.e I,n resJlect of hiS 'candldature for anyone constituency:

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" Pl'ovitled furl/wI' Lhnt· whet'<' l/Il' eahrJirlal" i~ 1I 1IJ<.'llIb(~r of Lhe St·hp.duled CasLefi. lhl! amoullt·Lo Ill' f"~I)(JlIilcd by hinl or 011 his belwlf :;hnJl be t'upees fivt,.

(2) J( 1\ ealldiulIle hy. WIIOII1 01' 011 whllse Ill'hlll£ Lhr d('JlIl~il 1l:1~ bl'lm mnde wllhurllw~ his CHlldidaLlIl'e irt till! IIl:lI1n('I' III1lI wilhill lhr Lime fipecilicd in sub-rule (.1) of rule U, 01' H Ih(' nominntion of allY ~uch candidnle is rejected, the whole dep,osil shall be t'clmncd lo the person by whom it \ViiS made.

j' (~) If a candidnlc by wholl1 or on wh()~c bt'half lhe deposil ha~ becn madc, wilhdrnws his r:;lI1didalun~ ~withill the lime ~pecilied in sub-I'ule (2) of I'ule 12. lhrtt'-qllal'ler~ ofilhe lkposit shall be relurned 10' the pel'~on by whom il' w:,~ IIwrlr nild the remnining one-quarter shall be IlJl'fl'ilcd Lll til(' Slale l:IIVCI'IIIIII'nl.

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1·1) If H (,Hlldidale by wholll III' 1111 ·wlll1::(' helwH lhl' depo~Jt hns ueell Illadc dies bdol'c the COIIII/l,'/I\"'1I1; Ill. Ill' 11t(' poll, IIw clr.!,Il~iL, if I1H\\'1e by him, slHlIl be reLurned ill 1',,11 Lo his legal I'cprcsentoliye or.

if not made by the ·,::nncliuale, shall be reLuI'Ill'd io full lo Lhe person by whom it WilS made. .

(5) If a candidale by WhOll1 or on' whose h('half the de~jo~it rcfel'l'ccllo in sub-rule (I) has been llHltlt, i~ Tlot elected and the num­ be~ of votes lJolkd by him do('~ Ilot excr.ed lI11' minimum n~ specilied below, lhe delJosil shnll be forf,:iled 10 Lhe Stale Government:-- . ,.

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(u) Where lh(~ Iluillber or calldi­ dales [0 be eleded a!. III(:

t'lecLiolJ by q .conslilucncy is one.

(b) "Vhere Lhe IlUlllbt'l' o[ cHllrli­ .. dules to be <'It'dI'd al I.h(' '. clecUon' by U cOllslituCIICY is two. ..

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(c) Where the number o[ calltli­ dates 10 be~lecled nl lhe elecliou by a.confiLil.u~ncy is three .

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(d) Where the number of c'lIldi­ dates 10 be eleelcd at lhl' e lediulJ by I a CO/lsti tuency is four. ." .

, OU;'-l'i~hlh of [he lolal number lif vol.e:; polled.

()11l~-Jialf of the least numht'r of voles polJed' by n cnudidatc who has bl:cn elecled al lhe l,;leclion .. , ?~ . , O\\c"lhird of fhe lenst uumbcr bf voles polled by a candidate , . who has been elected at lhe 'elecliou.

qJ1e-lJl;arl~:' (If the leafit 1I11!llbcr . ffJr vott'~ polled by a eanthtlate who lws b~en elected at the election.

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(6) If ~ cnndidGl.e by Wlllll11 ·01' Oil; whose behalf the drposit, referred to III wb-I'ule (1); ·ha:; been .,IClde if> clecled or is /lot elecled, lhe deposit 51la1J, iC' it is nol ·fodeiled·under sub-rule (5), be returned (j to the candidate or lu the pl'l''-;Oll who h:J~ n~ade lhis dcp0!lit °c r~:

bt'half. as the casr I11ny be, oflcr the pubhcallon of the re~uJt 0 election in the Gazelle:

. Provideu that if ~ 'cnndidntE' ill duly ncfminated at a. general election in more conslituenciell thnn olle, not more, than one of the . deposits made by him o.r on hi!; behalf sl!nll be returned, and the remainder shall be .corfell('d lo the Stale Govcrn~ent..

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ActSikh Gurdwara Committee Election Rule 1959.
Section5
Marginal noteThe 'electornl !"01.l
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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