In the case of election to the office of the Mayor,-
1. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. Notification No. G.S.R. 22/P.A. 42/76/S.38/Amd(2)/97, dated 14.5.1997.
2. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. Notification No. G.S.R. 22/P.A. 42/76/S.38/Amd(2)/97, dated 14.5.1997
3. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. Notification No. G.S.R. 22/P.A. 42/76/S.38/Amd(2)/97, dated 14.5.1997
4. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. Notification No. G.S.R. 22/P.A. 42/76/S.38/Amd(2)/97, dated 14.5.1997
(i) if there is only one candidate he shall be declared to have been elected;
(ii) if there are more than one candidate, the candidate who obtains the largest number of votes shall be declared to have been elected; and
(iii) if there is an equality of votes between any candidates at such election and that the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be elected as Mayor, then the person presiding over the meeting shall decide between them by lot to be drawn in the presence of the candidates in such manner as he may determine and the candidate on whom the lot falls, shall be deemed to have received an additional vote and he shall be declared to have been elected.
Rule 5 [5. Elections to the offices of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor. - (1) In case all the candidates desire to contest joint election for both the offices of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, then a joint election by way of single vote shall be conducted and the candidate obtaining the largest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected as Senior Deputy Mayor and the candidate obtaining the second largest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected as Deputy Mayor.
(2) In case some of the candidates are not desirous to contest joint election for both the offices of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor in terms of sub- rule
(1), then separate elections for each of the aforesaid offices, shall be conducted.
(3) While conducting elections under sub-rules (1) and (2), the manner prescribed in rule 4 shall be followed]1 Rule 6