(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 53 of 2020);
(b) “Ballot Box or Ballot paper” means Ballot Box or Ballot paper where-ever used in these rules shall be construed as electronic voting machine where-ever applicable.
(c) “Caste certificate” means a Caste certificate or Income and Caste certificate issued by the Tahsildar of a revenue taluk under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointment etc.) Act, 1990;
(d) “Councillor” means a Councillor appointed under section 11 of the Act and includes a person appointed to act as Councillor under section 18 of the Act;
(e) “Corporation” means the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike;
(f) “Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Commissioner appointed under section 63 and includes a person appointed to act as Chief Commissioner under section 64 of the Act;
(g) “Form” means form appended to these rules;
(h) “Government” means the Government of Karnataka;
(i) “Presiding officer” means any person appointed under section 17 as presiding officer and includes any polling officer performing any of the functions of a presiding officer under rule 8;
(j) “Public holiday” means any day which is a public holiday for the purposes of section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881);
(k) “Qualified Candidate” or “Candidate qualified to be chosen” means a candidate who is qualified to be chosen in an election held under the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under;
(l) “Reserved seat” means a seat reserved for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and women under section 7 of the Act;
(m) “Returning officer” means any person appointed under rule 5 as returning officer and includes an assistant returning officer performing any of the functions of a returning officer; and
(n) “Section” means section of the Act;
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.
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