(1) In these rules, unless, there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(a) ―Act‖ means the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Act No.4 of 1994).
(b) ―Constituency‖ means a territorial constituency of a Gram Sabha, Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may, for the representation of which a member is to be elected or has been elected and in relation to Pradhan or Up-Pradhan of a Gram Panchayat, shall mean the whole of Gram Sabha area;
1 [(c) ―District Election Officer (Panchayat)‖ means the officer appointed by the State Election Commission for the conduct of election to the Panchayats and also includes Assistant District Election Officer:
Provided that where District Election Officer as well as Assistant District Election Officer are appointed for a District, the State Election Commission shall in the order of their appointments also specify the area in respect of which each such officer shall exercise jurisdiction; ]
(d) ―elector‖ means a person whose name is entered in the electoral roll prepared by the State-Election Commission for the purpose of Panchayat election ;
(e) ―electoral roll‖ means a list of voters of each constituency of a Panchayat;
(f) ―form‖ means a form appended to these rules;
(g) ―polling personel‖ means the person or persons appointed to conduct or to assist in the conduct of election ;
(h) ―Presiding Officer‖ means the person appointed by the District Election Officer (Panchayats) as Presiding Officer for the conduct of Election under the Act at a Polling station;
(i) ―Returning Officer‖ means an officer appointed for the conduct of election under these rules and also includes Assistant Returning Officer;
1 Clause (c) substituted vide Not. No. PCH- HA(1)- 18/2008, dated the 8 th September, 2010, published in Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 10 th of September, 2010, page . 4456-4467.
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(j) ―Registration Officer‖ means the Electoral Registration Officer and also includes Assistant Electoral Registration Officer appointed by the State Election Commission;
(k) ―Section‖ means the section of the Act; and
(l) ―State Election Commission‖ means the Commission constituted under section 160 read with article 243 K of the Constitution of India.
(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER-II DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES OF PANCHAYATS