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Municipal Elections Rules for Municipal Corporations

State Act of Punjab · Act 42 of 197637,921 characters of text

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Long titleMunicipal Elections Rules for Municipal Corporations
TypeAct
CitationAct 42 of 1976
Year1976
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source
TextPublished as one document, as the source published it
Subjectsconstitutional, local

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List of rules etc Municipal Corporation ' ‘ .-_j-".:i.1'e;"'-.':'.’ WQYZ-F? @ in practice in Municipal Election Office. [Sr. No. Name & Rules _ . _ _ PaslegO. 1 Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation. order’ 1993- 2 Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation (First Amendment ) 7 Order, 2014. " . _ 3 Determination ofNumber of Elected Members of Mun101pai Q9 Corporations, Order, 2008. ’ . . 4 Formula for fixing the total number of Seats in Councxllors in 10 Municipal Corporation. 5 Reservation for the offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules, 1996. 11-16 6 Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations (first 17-22 Amendment) Rules, 1999. 7 Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations (First 23-28 Amendment) Rules, 2007. ' . 8 Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations (First 29-32 Amendment) Rules, 2012. - 9 Punjab Municipal Corporations Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and 33-37 ‘Deputy Mayor . Election Rules, 1991. 10 Punjab Municipal Corporations Mayor, .Senior Deputy Mayor and 38 Deputy Mayor , Election (First Amendment) Rules, 2001 ._ ' ' Municipalities Rules. Sr. No. Name & Rules page No. 1 Delimitation of Wards of Municipalities Rules, 1972. 39.44 2 Determination of the number of Elected Members and Reservation of 45-53 Offices of Presidents of Municipalities Rules, 1994. 3 Determination of the number of Elected Members and Reservation of 54-57 Offices of Pre51dents of Municipalities ( First Amendment) Rules,

1999. ' 4 Determination of the number of Elected Members and Reservation of 58-62 Offices of Presidents of Municipalities (First Amendment) Rules,

2006. - - . . , . A 5 Punjab Mumc1pal (Pre51dent and Vice-PreSident) Election Rules, 1994. ( 63-66 ) 6 Determination of the number of Elected Member and Reservation of 6731/ Offices of Presidents of Municipalities (First Amendment) Rules,

2008. 7 Delimitation of :Wards of Municipalities Rules (First Amendment) 72 Rules, 2014. ' _ 8 Determination of numbers of Elected Members and Reservation of 73-75 20651135 of Presidents of Municipalities (First Amendment) Rules, - .=.'-L_~M--”""‘ "" if? -' i'.f GOVLRNMENT oY VUNJAB j} "1 DEPARTMENT or La.AL 00173121211312? ' ' . ORDER { A“ --AAA 3rd August, -1995;2}“- not. GAS.RI.45/z>{..k.42/76/828/95w Ingmfiérsesaion :5:. .gév‘er'gzt'nmgnt =5 Punjqb€§§pk§tmant a: ngfi?.agwerfimemt. Not;ification NcoéoS.R.28/ p A.42/76/Sm34/95. dated/5th June, 1995, and in axezciA.A of thd pfnwexrts conferred by section 8 of L-.‘8 Punja.231:1 rat-mic ipal CoApc: atian acfiula7é (_Punjab fiat Roamz.gf 1976}. and aIi ofiher-pmwa W .... enablian

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(v)i' (viln vst! (411-4- ) llorz of the Corpor thsD ua"d 5c: each MuniCifiél CQrPOPEtion COPBisting °£,th§’£°¥%qying Deputy Commisai_one: of .the D-iatrict in which the Municipal corporat_ion is situated or any other. office: nun‘inated by him in this behalfi: 51‘3”“ X, . W 'tho Mayor 0: in his dbaenCe. the Sénidr'DepUty’Mkyér or the Deputy Mayorof lthe Corporaticn lie the case' m-ay- be : ."in*§béance of both; gceadornfid. member(5).oé,{ne .reptsaenting“the' ~Baputy Director Urban Coca! x"' =X‘»"" ‘XU Punjab Legislative Assembly conce;ned Municipal Corporation “Whérry”or-§arglyfl,fls. h Bodies 7 , of the Municipal Corpo-atinu concerned: the Additional/Joint Cawnissioner or/Aasistant Camuissioner one mambe;n.dninated The Board-gball assC.Ciate a3:isting in the pegfprmaan 95 its ~the CCrporattbn': .cé the Municipal Perooration concerneomy by. the Governmentby noti*JCation. and with ita§1£.£or the,purpqa§gof . ”functionqupthoafigthenxfiué proviCed that nothing contained nereinberore Shall apply to a Corporat.ion which h.as been d‘aaolved . substituteaviée Punjab Goveffifiéni- 7o/S.8/Amd .(4)/2°°4 dated 218t.0ctdber 2004. . anion having due regard4to the Eggtaaantatiéfi various political .partiss and groups in the~Ccmpoci¥iom of order No. C. S. R 5%3‘,.AT 62/ itted vide Punjab Government Order‘Yo. G 8.R. “5 3 /?. A;42/ . 7:/s. B/Amd. (4)/2004 dated let.October 2004. Inserted Vida Punjab Govgrgment Order No. 75/3.8/Amd.(1)/2000.dated 12thfiauiy,2boog Inserted.Vide Punjab Goverhmer 4. _ . Order No. 76/8.8/Amdn(2)/2001 dated 3.4220019 ¢;S.R;64/p.A.42/ G.SgR542/P4A;42/ g 3a , j.‘ . 1: '. .9. ,I f Epns of the EO&rd,f lt.shall be, the du;y o | ‘A2-E Evide the city into suoh number of warQa as . m§¥.bq necessary, having regard to the number 0: f I ; Eegéed Councillors determined by tHe GQVepnmen h “”E COrpor.ation Ender sEb-section (3) QE section “{tbe Act and the number of seats reserved for . ; SCheQuled Cu3t35,PaCde:d “- 17' 3358Q1337 are altered Ex: therE 15 increase: in tne Euiagion of the Cipy or there is abnormal variation inEqpuiation or voting figures at sEme of the wards qg‘ghq City which "equirea/re-ghjuetment... .1, ‘30,\ v .a:t; :zon.8. 5. -quee§u:e to be followed bythe BoarQ and powers of The Director vocal Gfivernment Punjab aball be X (I t.he agaixmancg theBoard Inhis absence Chairman may be elthed,Mlstx. amongst ragap95 members peasant in Ehe meetingo '3..-

(z) Chemeeting 0: the 30Ld shall be convened’ by the . i"ectcragtgb“giving atleast three** days noticc of the data. came and FIQQQEQf the meetingof all the members of the (QQ' TyeQuorum necessary for thg transaction of buéifiees a¢z up meetipg9f .theacard shall be 554:. (E) All qgestions which came before any fleeting of the l =Qecided by a MQJO ityof the thes of the Eagdfiand voting. The Chairman of the meeting ehalll ' I"; QQ vde Punjab Government Order NO 75/5.a/qmqr(4)/2004 dated 21st.octqcer 2004 shenb9\ihutuqwide Punjab Government Noti G.3.R,53/p.a§42/ r ficafion N09 G 8.237/ dated the 22nd-March. 2002c contd. 9‘04“. ~ * . ' 2‘ "Ln-mu ' . - m , znwv'xumm'J-illtunmi we, r:umm4Mdemnmflflflflll-IIIII .. n. .... u‘:::;!:"1!5:‘7'.=9"."ém.: mi “‘7" - , _ , .. ‘L-u, , .r . A _ ._ qua—V». »- :‘1..§'(-p¢~_n,yr3‘11—1.“: . r‘ _ .7 .”/ he tmporary absence of a member, or an associate meg}?fir Q; \ V O . ‘ oi the existence of a vacancy in the Board, and no acv or / p:.oceeding of the Board shal‘ be inValid' or called in. //V question on the ground merely of etaWporary absence of 5; xnanber or associate member or/exiatence of such vacancy» .(6) Xn associate member sha-i not.have the right to idea or to Iigg my decision of the Board.' action 8.. 5. Principles for delimitat.ion of wards of a City.-~Tbc Sellowing principles shall be observed by the Board in,mbs ‘7- 'T—cli' '-:.’:"‘l- , 31.5“": " ’ ’ '- ' - " ’ ' ‘ilizflfr-x'1r delimitétion'of'wards of a City namely 1-

(a) All wards shall as :ar as practicab‘e, be geografihioally “compact areas, and indelbniting them. dueregard dhlll V§§ hadtQ thebhys cal featuresliKefagiiitgea.o£ communication and prIic convenience 3 | \‘.‘ _ ~ . .- -:_— (by Wards in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled '-‘Cafites. shall be lQCated _aa fa;a5practicab‘e,(fig?- fi:thoseareas where the proportion of their pepuhation "£¢ the total popu‘ation of the City, is the>largnst’ ahdJsgch seats shall be allotted by rotatiofifitew T53 ~: gigfierent wards in the City; I 511 - 3(C)Aaaat3 numbers reserv_ed for wcnan ( incluéing dfififier of seats reserved :0: wanen if anybe‘ong_ug to ;H._1.;u Scheduled.Castea) bythe GQVernment Shel“ beseptm" reserveq for women. apd such seats sha‘l be allogged byrotation to dir‘erent wards in theCorporation : \11NL (a) Twoseats resérvedifor Ba ckwardC1888855bythfiv'vl ~-Government, shall bekept reserved forBackwar--&fi€ classesand such aeats~5hali be alloteadbytm Hen rotat ionto different Wards-1n thecorPOratioawf (6') Ead‘ Copporat" O ”3:"! \r‘"'1 n Shu.l be divided into wards 15;such manner tha the popuiation of each ward is the samethroughout:. ths*nh«v a? Corporation. with a. va: OI?'Dél' OW I the; nvur ECG, far as pract1Cab1e iationupto:ten pBrcéniabove - \ \I}. .. ..,.-,r',,," ""'1.-’ ,. . ":;‘~,"~' )3.

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8.7 landgahgll get the same published in the official *(£)In everyMunicipal Corporation. the Delimit.ation Board, while draiting the sch.gne for delimitation_ of w-ards. shall allot numbers to all w.ard8 havingdue regard to 3 the principle of contiguity. *' Provided that the principle of rotntion shall notbe applicable-where the delbnitation 0.5 wards of. 5 Municipal Corporation hasbeen done under the provisions of sub-clause (ii) of clause 4 of the order. " ~., I prlanetion ;- In this rule, the expressiOn'” populat§on ”~ means the population ascertained locally through flu. staff deputed by ‘the Direetor by going from door to deer in the Municipal Corporation.

7. Soheme for de‘imitatiOn of wards to be sent to Government.- The Board sha11,as soon ea may be. after it has prepared the scheme for the del nnitation of Wards oi. the City. “end the same to the Government for coneiderat-ioa.

8. Publication of s chemo for delimitationof warda.- (1) The Government shall ,-

(a) publish.in the offiicial Gazette the scheme fior the delimitation of the warda received b1 it‘undar .clauae 7 for inviting obiections or auogeatione from. theaffected persons of the City;

(o) speoify a date on or after which the scheme alongw with-objectionsor enggeations, if any. shall be ooneiderefi by it x and '~ '- ~

(c) consider all objections and suggeetione which mey ', have been received by it before the specified dete. '

(2) The government after consiéering the objections and. ~ aeggeetions under sub-clause (I), shall make.its final order- Gazette; f Inserted. .vide Punjab Government Order No. 8.5,R. 64/ p. A 42/76/5. a/Amd.( i)./2000 dated 12th Juiy.2ooo. tiInserted Vida Punjab Gorernment order No. C. s R.36/P. A 76/5. B/Amd. (3) 2002 42/ dat ed the 13th September,2002. I o c-o b (lmtdoio'sQ‘ r im.,__;i._,— “no... i V #1,! l- “u .4, ‘ A . \ o. o. V‘ ‘ / ‘ I - ?‘ ‘g 6 V , . / *" Previded that before the start ofi the election process, the state Government may, for good_and sufficient reasons, to be recorded in writing, review the order made in the form oi finalv notification after inviting objectioneaad suggeetipns in writing from the public through the public notices in two leading newspapers having circulation in the locality in respect of all or any of the wardakg‘ After considering such objectiona§nd.suggestions. the State Government may supersede the previous 0;'dexl in the form of -‘inel notifiCetion directly or §?€$E obtaining the ep.‘'nion of the Board " 7 ‘ 9v CorreCtione of printing mistakes in the order made by the. Government." The Government may. from time to tune. by order in the official Gazette, correct any mistake in any of the orders made by it. or any.arror occuring therein due to an inadvertent.alip or cm‘ssiong N.K ARORA, Principe: secretary to Government of Punjab. Department of Local Government. V Inserted vide Punjab Government Order Noe G.J.R°C4/P‘A.42/ 76/8..8/-.\md.(1)/2000 dated 12th July,2ooo. Hutu“... ‘ " hue-- -.-.-.._ ,,,,, 7/ / . GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT or LOCAL GOVERNMENT iMUNiCiPAi. ELECTIONS OFFlCE) Notification The 13th August, 2014 No.5/16/20141/MEO/DA/4O74 .-ln exercise of the powers conferred by Section 8 of Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, ;976 ( Punjab Act No.42 of 1976) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased further to amend the rDelimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation Order, 1995, namely :~ ORDER ‘ ' 2 , y. g. This Order may be called the Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation (First Amendment) Order, 2014.

2. In the Delimitation of Wards Of Municipal Corporation Order, 1995, in sub-rule (1)(viii) of Rule 3, for the words "one member" , the words "two membersfshall be substituted. Dated Chandigarh, the ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA 12-08-2014 Secretary to Government of Punjab Department of Local Government Endst.No.5/16/2014/MEO/DA/407S Dated Chandigarh, the 13-08-2016; A COPY. with a spare. copy, is forwarded (along with CD) to the Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Punjab, SAS. Nagar, for publication of this notification in the Punjab Government Gazette _( Ordinary). Extra

2. Twenty Five (25) spare copies Of this notification may please be supplied to the Director Local Government Punjab (Municipal Elections Office), S.C.O. No. 129-130, 3rd Floor, Sector 17c Chandigarh for official use. 4 \2 Special Secufary, Local G50 ernment ,< Go to:- PS/CM OSD/LG M. P§/SL§... PA/DLG ‘ .1: gChcdulcd Castes and BaCKWJTd L‘msscs‘ 2.3 {TOVIUCU HI )UU'IUIC \l I mm \a; JUN-HI “on u. o--." \‘t IExtract from the Punjab Govt Gan. (Extra), dated the 20th April, ZOlZI GOVEK‘WYIENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICE) Order "the 2pm April. 2012 Ho. 5/7/2ll02/Mi;O/EA/‘708.—-ln exercise ot‘ the powers conferred by Section 5(3) of Punjab Municipal Corporation Act. l976 (Punjab Act No. ~l2 of 197(3). and all other powers enabling himin this behalfy'th'c {governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following Order to determine the number of the elected members of Municipal Corporations in the State of Punjab. namely; ' l. Short title and commencement.——(l) Thisorder may be called theL'Determination of number of Elected members of Municipal Corp-nations. Order‘ 2008; , iii) It shall ccmc: into force at once.

2. Definition ' in this Order, unless the ontcxt otherwise requires 1—— tu) :‘Act' means The Ptnjab Municipal Corporation Act. 1976;

(b) 'Corporation' means the Municipal Corporation ;

(c) : “State Government means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Depannlerfil of Local Government.

3. The Corporation COHSllltllt‘d under Section 4 ot‘theAct shall consiSt ot’such number olelected members as may be determined subject to the plOVIsiOtts Oisuoseclion (3) otSection 5 ol’the Act, from time to tj‘me. by the Stew Government by an Order in writing on tht: basis ot’the population.

4. (l) In every Corporation. out ot‘ the total number oleleCIed members determined'under rule 3, the State Government shall by notification reserve such number ot‘seats for the Scheduled Castes 2:. may be determined '0} i1. subject to the conditions laid in 'he Section 6 ofthe Act.

(3) Two seats shall be reservi: l'0t the Backward Classes as laid down in subclause (b) ofSection subsection (l) of Section 6 ofthe Act.

(3) Not less than one third of the lt'llJI number ol‘seats reserved under sub-rule (i). shall be reserved for "Vt-mt =n belonging to Scheduled ("nstett l-l) N0l less than'cnc third (including the number olseats reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes) ofthe total number cil'scats to be lillcd by direct CItrileOl‘t in every Corporation, shall be reserved for women and sucn seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies to be known as wzuds in the Corporation as specified in Schedule-l :

Provided that every third ward ot‘t‘nc toml number ofseats allotted to a Corporation. shall be allotted to the “C???” Priwlrh‘rl rtmitt‘, .t. ullultlll‘; titty tttIl'tl \rard ol the total number of seats to women, the wards reserved for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, as provided in sub-rule (I) and (2) shall not be counted. 2 S. The scan. reserved for Women belonging to Scheduled'Cutes as provided in sub—rule (‘3) shall be 11lo'te" r-x- rotation from amortht the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes under sub-rule (l) keeping tn View the V e. . .. ., ’ prox-is'zons of sub-rule (4): /

Provided thathe principle: of rotation shall not he applicable where delimitation ofwardsof Co on ' as been done under the provisions ofclause (ii) of rule 4 ofthe Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporattttm’ Order l99S.

SCHEDULE~l Number ot' seats Seats reserved for Seat number. reserved for Remarks determined for the women women (including number .‘iunleloa' Corporation of seats, reserved for women, __ _ _ __ __ if any, belonging to the .‘~‘.-.ntr‘.*.;:n Mitxitmm Minimum Maximum' Scheduled Castes) l 2 3 4 SO l00 ~ 17 to 3d To be notified by the First ; State Government before election : every general election ’ 17 to 33 Ditto Second elcCtiOn l7 to 33 Ditto Third election ~_ I SURESH KUMAR. lAS. Principal Secretary to Government, l’un ab. . Department of Local Government. ‘ ‘ I #535 CSrm—GU‘W. Press, U.T., CM (I! 1 GOVERNMENT OF ?UNJHB DEPARTMENT OF DOCAL GOVLRLVVN” The Directcr . Laoal Government, Pungeb. Memo. No NEO—96/DA 4103 Dated Chandigarh,t he;1913_§§%3emoer,1996. ? / . Formula for fixing the toéga Number of CounCLLLors in Municipal Corporation. . ‘ ***+***% 0 «75‘ I In view of fhe provision of seéfion 5(55 of Punjab cipel Corporation Act, 1976, it has been-decided the? a €ormuLa fixing the number of Counaillore to be elected from Municipal :_orations in the State will be as under:- ,;;;2g;_ggzngrggggg_with the nonulation: No.moi__IecteiJ;_19;L;?:; Exceeding 4 00 000 at the last preoE\ding census 50 Q Exceedimg 4 00 000 but not Exceeding-6,007OOO' 55 ? Exce=dlng 6,00,030 but not exceeding 8,00,000 60 73>:c.=':;ing 8,00,000' but not exo‘eeding‘O 00 000 65 Excesfiing!0.00,000 but not Exceeiing12,0Q,OOO 7o Excesiing12,00,000 but not exceej ing5,00 000 75 Eter: N5 ng15, 00 000 -but nit exceedingEB,O0,000 EC Excteiing18.00.ooo but not exceaéiné2 ,00 000 as ixneejing21,00,J'UD but nut excceiLng24 DO 000 9” 7x2£eiing24,oo,ooo~but not exceeding 27,00,000 9 Txce-:_ng27 00, 030 2‘i'above.., 1W ~é- E9;..IQ,WED—96/DA/4204~4114 Date 'r‘s'n 5 O -42; issues in sup5réssion'oflIemo No.1127/MEO—7 B/Dfi/D—5/‘ "t'i 30.3;1978 and 46m0.No.MFO— 9j/DA/‘O79 d8ed 20.3.‘9 9 L11 '3 m (.71: . z‘i. J’RORM) .ment DEparIment. r1 ,rfinnlgawh the:30th8€nt.,1996. ”T’WZ “—* . Commissioner? of PetiaLa an; Jelandhar Divisions ; . Deputy Commissioner, AmritsersJalandhar sad Ludhiana ~ Deputy Director(Region®_) Ludhiana and Amritsar 2 A copy is forwarded to:— |\_) .4 k»! Do 051 Government, Jelandh no 2“». . Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Jalandher,uudhians an: Amritsar. i t.) (J 'lanion ani necfissary action. A] 3 21 Government, Punjab. % ' wi’é~—hmill ....-—- Hp Mich?) réf; '6‘ KILL-s1 1?); ;.._t .. .

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1. Atpoint No_. -‘ hasbegn reservé Llculon 4 .I261j11'LIoc1mn ‘Allpoint N9 5: .~ :;_;\,‘74rd:,c11assve‘_s‘_, ~. 1271]] Elccuon has bgm “served 19Woman. » .\t point No..93Ludhiana I 1 .‘t‘ vm‘ -— ”-1 3 ' ' v' . 3i" é‘iiiLm .-,...- ,.....m.m,...nw» 3% ’ / -m'vv-—'wr «.m- -.-—v--n—- ..... "w- -. ,3— W'!‘""

4.. —‘1—V'-‘rvv~l v «w 1. ._ my”..- M 0”." ”mum—fl. «ha—u..." ~—_..'J"' \ g/ .. “mum-«mli’z, MAY1 1999 '-.1;921s,a.~A) .. SEhI-elcctioh 5thciec1i-on. ~-2Sth election 1f251h1e1eection 4 At point-No “100'.Patialahasbssu rssched fo": Women. N. _K.ARQRA, \ .IP1inQipa1 Secretarytcpartmcri’t of Loca o Gove1nment~ of Punjab,.I .Govarnment; 21760 LR(P)-—Govt. Press. :1, 93/ >7 1 I". an , MM»? - A " '7 V. . ..'.--.Q..-L.n——.- hum“... PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRAW) JULY 20,2007 239 (ASADHA 29 1929 SAKA) - GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MUNICIPAL ELECTION WING) Notification -The 19111 July, 2007 No. G s. R 21/P.A. 42/1975156/Amd (2 2)/2GG7. —1n exercise of the ‘ . ‘. A A .V“L 1L, \ . VI -V.-.A|—\.—g.--,-V "'1'.‘.‘3“'<-'_"";Y 1-5“ “_ H11 £1" _'l_'_,‘:\ '11,“, 1'“ 1' 3:1.l(k1. _ ...,,.‘. . », u o o .. - .... . _ . - _ -- .. _, . ... c -.1.A. ,- fl- 1..,._.. N... . \' .7 1' A q . behalf the Governorof Punjab1s pleaseé'mdto make the following rules furtherto amend the Reservation for the Offices Gt MayOIS of Corpo1ations Rules, 1996, namely—. ' ' t ".. :5: «r— . '-' 11'5”“; hffi-‘xkfir7"“ RULES . 7 [1. (1) These rules may be called the Reservation for the Offices of §_—._——\ Mayors of Corporations (First Amendment) Rules. 2007.

(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules. 1996 (hereinafter referred to as},the said rules), in rule 2, for sub-rule 1 -

(1) the fol]louing su‘o rule shall be substituted namely:— “(1) Out of the hundred Offices of MaVo1s of the Corporations ' 'v" m'm"_tallino Vacant in elections conducted from time to time the Offices occurring at serial numbers 10, 36, 54, 77 and 93 shall be reserVed for .the members of the Scheduled Castes, and the Othees occurring at seiial numbers 17 43 64 85 ' and 96 shall be reservedtor women including women belonging to the SCheduled Castes. Similarly, theOffices occuning at serial 111111117615 24 'anG 81shall be teserved for the members of the Backwald ClESSes." . i , , ,m'. V w“ ' > "

3.... : _. - «c»- Jr‘s-urn- “ ‘ ’“M ...~_t.».-.»....~. a...“ ..—.-.-uv...._‘...‘-.‘.v;.:-.... . unfir-gv-A—uu—a- ‘933/ PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 201 2007 25:0 (ASADHA 29, 1929 SAKA)

3. In the said rules, for the existing Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted. namely 1-1—4 “SCHEDULE [See rule 2(2)] ‘Reservation of offices of Mayors in Corporations Serial Name oftlie Number of Offices of Mayors reserved for \COOQONUIJXUJN No. Corporation eleCtions Scheduled Castes, Women and Backward Classes 1 2 _ 3 ’1 1 Amritsar lst election Jalandhar lst election Ludhiana lst [election I Patiala lst election ‘ . Bathinda lst election . Amritsar ' 2nd election Jalandhar 2nd election Ludhiana 2nd election Eatiala 2nd election 10 Bathinda ' 2ndelection A: point No. 10,,Bathinda has been reserved for Scheduled . Castes l l Amritsar 3rd election 12 Jalandhar 3rd election 13 Ludhiana 3rd election 14 Pati'ala 3rd election. 15 Bathinda , 3rd election 16 Amritsar 4th election 17 Jelandhai' 4th election At point No. 17‘ Jalandhar has been reserved for Women «rug. 'w- . .. ' M We. ..,.. ......-..-..n.._....t V¢é$~M of gr :\_ ., 2 'Patiala 20 Bathinda 2i Amritsar 22 Jalandhar 23 _ Ludhiana '24 ' Patiala 25 Bathinda

26. Amritsar 27 Jalandhar 28 _ Ludhiana 29 '4 Patiala ' 1 so , ‘Bathinda' 31 'Amritsa'i-I 32 Jalandhar 33 Ludhiana 34 Patiala 35 Bathinda 36 ' ' Amritsar 3’7 ‘ Jalandhat '38 Ludhiana 39 ' Patiala‘ 4o Batliind'a- __\___ PUNJAB GOVTCAZ.'(EXTRA.I)I,1JULY20, 2007 A e 241ASADHAI29, 1.929‘SAKA) . ,l ‘ l 2 , 3 ‘ '4 - '_ ’ l8 Ludhiana 4th election .' ' 4th election 4th election 5th election 5th election 5th election 5th election A! point No. 24, Patiala has ' been reserved f0 Backward Classes ' 5th election 6th election 6th election 6th election 6th election 6th election 7th election 7th election 7th election 7th.election ' 7th election 8th election At point No.36, Amritsar has . , ’ been reserved for ScheduledCastes . 8th election 8th election 8th election 8th election 41 Amritsar . 9th election . ‘ "Wm” H -W"V""" ., . . q -. -. ww'u-VN' - 1v can“in. *- ——-=— _ __ -__c. ,.___..-..... . . .. A _~- PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA) JULY 20‘ 2007 242 (ASADHA 29, l929 SAKA) l 2 3 4 \ 42 Jalandhar 43 Ludhiana 44 Patiala 45 Bathinda 46 Amritsar 47 Jalandhar 48 Ludhiana .49- Patiala 50 Bathinda 51 Amritsar 52 Jalandhar 53 Ludhiana 54 Patiala 53 Bathinda 56 Amritsar 57 Jalandhar 58 Ludhiana 59 Patiala 60 Bathinda 6l Amritsar 62 Jalandhar 63 Ludhiana 64 Patiala 65 Bathinda 9th election 9th election 9th election 9th election lOlh election lOlh election lOtli election 10th election lOth election l lthrelection lltn election l lth election lltli election 11th election l2th election 12th election 12th election 12th election llth elecnon 13th election 13th election 13th election l3thelection 13th election At point No. 43, Ludhiana has been reserved for Women At point No. 54, Patiala has been reserved for Scheduled Castes At point No. 64, Patiala has been reserved for Women r'l'i'rm O nun-rm" -..__ «7.....- -..;'_. 1 I Q} mK —- r-- ~~- «M—m—fiw — . \-, I PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 20, 2007 243(ASADHA 29, 1929 SAKA)\\\l 2 - 3 4 66 Amritsar 14th election 67 'Jalandhar l4th eleCtion 68 Ludhiana 14th election 69 Patiala - l4th election 70 Bathinda 14th election 71 Amritsar _ l5th election At point No. 7], Amritsar has been reserved for Backward _ Classes 72' Jalandhar _ I 15th election 73 Ludhiana “ 15th election 74 Patiala ' 15th election .75 ' Bathinda ' 15th election 76 Amritsar . 16th election 77 Jalandhar 16th election At point No. 77, Jalandhar has been reserved for Scheduled Castes78 Ludhiana 16th election 79 Panab loniekcnon 80 Bathinda 16th election 81 Amritsar " 17th election 82" Jalandhar 17th election 83 Ludhiana . l7th election 84 Patiala l 7th election . ‘ 85 Bathinda l7th election tAt point No. 85, Bathinda has ' been reserved for Women86 Amritsar _ 18th election 87 Jalandliat' ' l8tli election 88 Ludhmna ’ lSHiekcnon . - .N‘T'WH—k‘~mm—‘ ";":T:‘ 3 ' ' ‘3’ 15:2,; .33., :5; firm: >V .:‘ u, "film " TI: “m. 9O 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 9s 99 100 95 /3 PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EX' {ASADHA 29,l ' 2 3 4 ’ 89 Patiala Bazhinda Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Patiala Bathinda Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Patialav Bathinda TRA.), JULY 20. 2007 244 1929 SAKA) lSthvelecIlon 18th election 19111 election 19th election 19111 election 19111 election 19th election 20th election 20th election 20th election 20th election At point No. 93, Ludhiana has been 'reserved for Scheduled Castes At point No. 96, Amritsar has been reserved for Women 20th election“. LRlPl—va. Pram: (1.77. C/1</. ”'an ‘W'l’m 1',v'-,-.vn.w. m «rm-MW [Extract from the Punjab Govt Gaz. (Extra), dated the lst June, 2012] GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS WING) Notification The is; June, 2012 . No. 5/6/2012/MEO/DA/2173.——ln exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6-A of the Punia , tunicipal Corporation Act, l976 (Punjab Act No. 42 of 1976) and all other powers enabling him in this behal . ,. \C U0 I \I aycrs of Corporations Rules, 1996, namely :— .:'-.ie:‘idment‘) vernor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Reservation for the Offices RULES

1. (1) These rules may be called the Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations (First Lures, 2012. - ‘ (2') They shall come into force on and WI[h effect from the date of their publication in the Official V::—v:svrn ,u..;.-.t.~.. .m in!ilowing Schedule shall be substituted, namely :—

2. ln the Reservation for the Offices of Mayors of Corporations Rules, 1996, for the existing Schedule, "SCHEDULE [See rule 2(2)] Reservation of Offices of Mayors in Municipal Corporations 4 Offices of Mayors reserved for Scheduled Castes, Women and Backward Classes General General General General General General General General General Reserved for Scheduled Castes General General General General General General ‘. “" , or “firm. 2 _ Rester Offices of Mayors reserved for?- . “Point No. Scheduled Castes, Women and Backward Classes 17 Reserved for Women ' 18 General l9 General 20 General 21 General 22 General 23 General

1.24 Reserved fOr Backward Classes 25 General 26 General 27 General 28 General 29 General 30 General 31 General 32 General 33 General 34 General 35 General 36 Reserved for Scheduled Castes General General General . General 7: General General Reserved for Women General General General General General 49 r ‘ General E l r‘ 2 ~ 1 3 4* .4 , l ' I..";Roster ‘ Offices of Mayors reserved for Poim No. Scheduled Castes, Women and Backward Classes < C- Ceilleral 3 l Gelleral 5 2 Geineral 5“ éelneral " . 54 Regserved for Scheduled Castes 5 5 66‘1“ch 5 6 @eperal S 7 CilieE‘neral 5 8 éeaneral S 9 Geberal 6O Geheral 6 1 General 62 Ge‘peral 63 (Ereri‘Ieral 64 [geiserved for Women 6 < Cielmeral 6 O Cerileral 6 7 Gelderal 6 8 Gexiueral 69 Gexderal 7 O Ger¥1eral - 'i l ' l (aveTeral ' 2 Qerfieral 73 Cleriwral 7 4 Gerileral 75 dede‘ral 7 6 Ciefiueral 77 liesaerved for Scheduled Castes "'8 General 79 » (general ‘ 80 G:erleral 8i lieserved for Backward Classes 82 Ider eral l l 1 AJKLJ :A:.. Au..'.‘:..._..

1.” 41»£~.u.m....,1 .r 4 ,1 "at; Roster Offices of Mayors reserved for , A Point No. Scheduled Castes, Women and Backward Classes 83 General

34. General 85 Reserved for Women 86 General g ‘ 87 General j; 88 General 89 General 90 General . 91 General 92 General 93 Reserved for Scheduled Castes 94 General I 955 General 96 Reserved for Women 9'7 General dig General 4‘9 General 13?) General mgfihtm

14.?9 CS(P)——Govt. Press, Ur, Cha’. After the expiry of 100 points, the reservation will start afresh, Director, Local Gmemmen: 5315:? n a separate register for the purpose. " SURESH KUMAR PrincipaléSecretary to Government or 1 L2 ‘33 . Department of Local Government. news-mum:- mm «‘Ai’la‘wn’J-I-Q-‘Q‘an‘.’ 1,.

1. , __ _..:a:-mw,w1mu... “we :- A n . ..,4. <. 1 - 1 11 ' . ._ , H , ,. , _ 7- - won. ...__. .. .w.‘......___;_.’;i__"~_‘_--_»‘--v uté—w ,, ‘W “0“,, ‘w—p‘wwfl «ur- GQVoum.h oz‘ PUNJAB DEPARTME NT OP LOCAL GOWRNI~.ENT HOUSING AND tresAu DEVELORWEUT‘ E E Thefj9th September, 199]. fix ‘1» 0 {u (f ’—l~ O .3 i No. c..s.R.§so /pA 42/76/35. as and 50/91.- In exercise of thepow%rs to.1ferred by seCticn 38 read with 'section 60 of the Punjab Hunici ml,Co:poration Act, 1976 (Punjab Act No.42 of 1976), the President of India is pleased«M4to make the £.ollowing .rules to regul.ate the election of Mayormzior DeputyMayoro and I3"eputy Mayor na-«w of the Municipal Corporations, nemn L E I n... W‘s“: MT «- I RULES

1. short title; f 9These-rules finay be called the Punjab municipal Corporations Mayor.l Senior DeputyMayor and. Deputy Mayor Election Rules,1991 “.41“ v.

2. Definitions; .\ In these rules 3:1 \- _... v?~fiv‘W-Imms;—>a unless the oontext otherwise Fequire

(e) "A ‘7'means the, DLmjabMunicipalCorporation

(b) 'elnction' means ohe etoctlon of. Mayor , g - L peputySenior DepdL/lIMYO' . andAdayor of a Ifiuwioioel Corporation. a. Ma1.ner of Election.

(1) ' A'meetinc of the memberes of a Municipal’ corporation shall be convened by the Div1512nal Commissioner to elect a Mayor, Sebior Depu.ty Mayor and Deputy Mayor and the election shall be held by way of ballet fcr which purpose Special ballot papers bearing the Officia.l mark allotted -by§the Divisnonal Commissionershall be used; contd...2.. ~— .-....-—.... ...

(2) Election to In the case i) of elect 'J. “I (r J [D ( 0, (D H (D dD!1.:

(ii) HI (1 :J‘ {3 '1 (D,A. 0 {11 D m a D. (E)’4. <o (T (n £1 {)1

(iii) 1 HI candidat the pers shall de drawn SUCH man -5 Candidat deemed t5) and he she (II ~Elections to the off Deputy Mayor

(1) election ducted O (T (D so {DJ there any candidates addition of -es.‘ iceS-cf and the candidate 16m hr‘ being illiterate apaable of or caSting his on the bal presiding over [140' 7A the meeting , as the case may r on behalf of such with his wishes. ing over the meeting ~section(l) shall keep ile recording the Wishes keep a brief record Without indicating the Jote has been cast. ion office of the Mayor,~ is one candidate he shall be to been elected; are more than one candidate, ob the largest hunter of to haVe been elected; V_V' NFL”) tains the ll 2; declared is an equality of votes-between h election and that the ould entit.le any of those elected as then= over the meeting tween them by lot to be _the presence of the candidates in he maydetermine, and the Lwhom thelot falls, shall be lave received an additional vote be dec at sue a V0 te w Mayor, on 1‘ cide be her as 8:370 lared to have been elected. enior Deputy Mayor and cardidates desire to contest or both the offices of senior ‘ayor. then a‘Joint te shall be conobtaining the largest and Deputy by'way cf-single ;: votes she ‘ Q/‘Anjd: contd...3.. u I E I I 1 \ .1‘ b8 J- (11 )/9

(2) .Itanne: in which the Election to In_the case

(i)

(ii)

(iii) .3lections to the offi ces of 5 Deputy Mayo.r <1). "EutedvidE'm

1. dated 27 .9.l991. ;, if any member being illiterate ‘incapable of casting his 'Jes’ or 'No’ on the ballot presiding over the meeti .ACJshall record 'YeS' or 'No', as the case maybe; on the ballot paper on behalf of suchmemL r, in accordance With his Wishes. The person presiding over the meetingconvened uhder su b~section(l) shall keep 'le recording the wisheso: the member and sh utmos: secrecy 1"“ all keep a brief recordof each such ins ”a.ce without indicating the vote has been cast. the Office of Hayor:~ of election to the office of the Mayor, — is ohJ.y one candidate he shall bedeclared to have been elected} 5 there are more than one candidate, thecandidate who 0 ‘. .- ains the largest hunger of bt votes Shall be declared to have been elected;and ' if there is ah aqua lity of v any candidates additionof otes betWeen -"= at such election and that the ’/ a vote would entit.le any of thosecandidates to be elected as Mayor, thenthe person presiding .0 shall decide betson the drawn in the presence of over the meeting m by lot to be such manner as he.may determine, and the candidate ohwhom the :lot falls, shall bedeemedtohave received an-additional voteand he shall be declared to have been elected. enior Deputy Mayor and In case all the candidates desire to contest tion for both the offices of Senior EC Deputv Maayo r and Deputylviayor, then a Joint election by way of single voe shall be con—ducted and the candidate obtaining the largestn umbez 0: votes shall be deemed to have beenNO P S P5474A obs/sysama'cT/M“ ' contd...3. .. . m..." I ~ ~»~‘an Hr.»- .‘~.. . v.y~--«Aav~.—~.~»-.V.y. , .;.,~...;.~‘. -—.~-—--... . .uu—uy .1. -- 4.. M.-- ..............t. . ._ 3 _. electedas Senj.o Deputy. Mayor and the candidate obtaining.the second largest number of votes shall ‘be deemed to have been elected as Deputy Mayor .(2) I.n case some or. the candidates are notdesirous to contest joint election fornot the offices Mayor in' terms of sub—rule(l). elections for each of the fiices, shall be conducted. IL’ (3} While conductin elections under sub-rules 9 . t c manner prescribed in rule 4 shall be followed." - after election:-(' All ballot papers used for Voting referred to in sub~rule (1) of rule 3 and in rule 5snail, immediately after the ,' - counting of Votes has been completed, be enclosed in a stout enxelop and 8c .issioner shall.preserve until the expiry of election and ect to any direction to by the Government. or a -r., a person. appointed tohold_an'i enquiry into an election, cause itto be destrOVedW4“ f rC) of one veer from‘the dateshall then '. ;Csubfi5’ (D O O 3 (r r; m 1 ‘< 3 O; (D 3' its contents. ;;_-;,;-_'. _ , Ef Punjab,Local Government.

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