(1) Any person may be nominated as a candidate for election to fill the seat, if he is qualified to be chosen to fill the seat under the provisions of the Act, Rules and the bye-laws and if his name is entered in the list of voters:
Provided that in the case of joint or associate member, only the member whose name stands first in the share certificate shall be eligible to be nominated as candidate for the election. Where the seats are reserved on the board of directors of any society as provided under sub-section (4) of section 67 of the Act, an individual belonging to the category specified in said sub-section (4) of section 67 of the Act shall be eligible for being nominated as candidate if his name appears in the list of voters.
(2) Every nomination paper presented under rule 65 shall be completed in Form ‘Election-4’:
Provided that a failure to complete or defect in completing the declaration as to symbols in the nomination paper, shall not be deemed to be a defect of a substantial character within the meaning of these rules.
(3) Any person whose name is entered in the list of voters may be a proposer or seconder for nominating a candidate for election:
Provided that in case of election from constituency of societies, the proposer and seconder shall be from the same constituency.
(4) A nomination paper shall be supplied by the Returning Officer to any voter on demand and on payment of such fees as determined by the Assistant Election Officer.