The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Election) Rules, 2021
State Rules of Karnataka · 202092 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Election) Rules, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rules |
| Year | 2020 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 92 |
| Subjects | constitutional, local |
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- Section 1 Title and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Conduct of election
- Section 4 Electoral Roll
- Section 5 Returning officer
- Section 6 General duty of the Returning Officer
- Section 7 Polling Stations
- Section 8 Duties of the presiding officer
- Section 9 Duties of polling officer
- Section 10 Notification of Election
- Section 11 Nomination of candidates for election
- Section 12 Presentation of nomination paper
- Section 13 Receiving nominations in case of seats reserved
- Section 14 Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny
- Section 15 Scrutiny of nominations
- Section 16 Withdrawal of candidature
- Section 17 Preparation of list of contesting candidates
- Section 18 Recognition of Political Parties
- Section 19 Publication of list of recognized political parties and symbols
- Section 20 Publication of list of unrecognized political parties
- Section 21 Allotment of symbols
- Section 22 Publication of list of contesting candidates
- Section 23 Appointment of election agent
- Section 24 Appointment of polling agents
- Section 25 Attendance of contesting candidate or his election agent at polling stations
- Section 26 Non-attendance of polling or counting agents
- Section 27 Particulars of account of election expenses
- Section 28 Notice by Returning officer
- Section 29 Report by the Returning officer as to the lodging of the account of election expenses and the decision of the State Election Commission thereon
- Section 30 Maximum limit of election expenses
- Section 31 Death of candidate before the poll
- Section 32 Procedure in contested and uncontested election
- Section 33 Adjournment of poll in emergency
- Section 34 Procedure on adjournment of poll
- Section 35 Adjournment of poll or countermanding of election on the ground of booth capturing
- Section 36 Fresh poll in the case of destruction etc. of ballot boxes
- Section 37 Manner of voting
- Section 38 Form of ballot paper
- Section 39 Design of ballot boxes
- Section 40 Arrangement at polling stations
- Section 41 Admission to polling stations
- Section 42 Facilities for women electors
- Section 43 Identification of electors
- Section 44 Facilities for public servants on election duty
- Section 45 Persons entitled to vote by post
- Section 46 Electors under preventive detention
- Section 47 Intimation by voters who are entitled to vote by post
- Section 48 Form of postal ballot paper
- Section 49 Issue of postal ballot paper
- Section 50 Recording of votes
- Section 51 Return of the postal ballot paper
- Section 52 Right to vote
- Section 53 Preparation of ballot boxes for the poll
- Section 54 Marked copy of the electoral roll
- Section 55 Challenging of identity
- Section 56 Safeguards against personation
- Section 57 Issue of ballot papers to electors
- Section 58 Maintenance of secrecy of voting by electors within polling station and voting procedure
- Section 59 Recording of votes of blind or infirm electors
- Section 60 Tendered votes
- Section 61 Closing of the poll
- Section 62 Sealing of ballot boxes after the poll
- Section 63 Account of ballot papers
- Section 64 Spoilt and returned ballot papers
- Section 65 Sealing of other packets
- Section 66 Transmission of ballot boxes, etc. to the Returning officer
- Section 67 Appointment of counting agent
- Section 68 Time and place for counting of votes
- Section 69 Admission to the place fixed for counting
- Section 70 Maintenance of secrecy of voting
- Section 71 Counting of votes received by post
- Section 72 Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes
- Section 73 Counting of votes
- Section 74 Counting to be continuous
- Section 75 Recount of votes
- Section 76 Sealing of used ballot papers
- Section 77 Declaration of result of election and return of election
- Section 78 Grant of certificate of election to the returned candidate
- Section 79 Design of Electronic Voting Machines
- Section 80 Preparation of voting machine by the Returning officer
- Section 81 Arrangements at the polling stations
- Section 83 Preparation of voting machine for poll
- Section 84 Marked copy of the electoral roll
- Section 86 Identification of electors
- Section 89 Safeguards against personation
- Section 90 Procedure for voting by voting machines
- Section 91 Maintenance of secrecy of voting by electors within the polling station and voting procedure
- Section 92 Recording of votes of blind or infirm or visually challenged electors
- Section 93 Elector deciding not to vote
- Section 94 Tendered votes
- Section 95 Presiding officer’s entry in the voting compartment during poll
- Section 97 Account of votes recorded
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