(1) The Chief Commissioner shall with the approval of the State Election Commission notify in Form-1, the intended election referred to in section 13 of the Act.
(2) The State Election Commission shall, in such notification specify the following, namely:-
(i) the last date for making nominations which shall be the seventh day after the date of publication of notification or if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
(ii) the date for the scrutiny of nominations, which shall be the day immediately following the last date for making nominations or if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
(iii)the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures, which shall be the second day after the date for the scrutiny of nominations or if that day is a public holiday the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
(iv) the date on which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken which shall be a date not earlier than seventh day after the last day for the withdrawal of candidatures and the hours during which the poll shall be taken, the total period of which on any allotted day shall not be less than eight hours;
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(v) the date before which the election shall be completed.
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(3) On the issue of the notification under sub-rule (1) the Returning officer shall give a public notice of the intended election in Form-1A by displaying it on the notice board in his office and in the office of the Corporation and at such other places as deemed necessary, inviting nominations for such election.
(4) The Returning officer shall specify in the notice, among other things the last date for receipt of nominations, the place at which nominations are to be delivered, date of scrutiny of nominations, last date for withdrawal of candidature, date or dates on which a poll shall, if necessary be taken and the hours of poll and the date before which elections shall be completed which shall conform to the dates notified in that behalf by the Chief Commissioner under sub-rule (2).