4[(1) Every application under section 22 or sub-section (1) of section 23 shall be made in duplicate in such one of the Forms 5[6, 6A, 7 and 8] as may be appropriate 6[***]]:
7[Provided that the statements in Forms 2, 2A and 3, from persons having service qualifications, received after the final publication of the electoral roll shall be deemed to be the applications under sections 22 and 23 6[***]].
8[(1A) Every such application as is referred to in sub-rule (1), with reference to qualifying dates, that is to say the 1st day of January, the 1st day of April, the 1st day of July and the 1st day of October of the year, shall be presented to the registration officer in such manner as the Election Commission may direct.]
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(3) The 10*** registration officer shall, immediately on receipt of such application, direct that one copy thereof be posted in some conspicuous place in his office together with a notice inviting objections to such application within a period of seven days from the date of such posting.
11[(4) The registration officer shall, as soon as may be after the expiry of the period specified in sub-rule (3), consider the application and objections thereto, if any, received by him and shall, if satisfied, direct the inclusion, deletion, correction or transposition of entries in the roll, as may be necessary:
1. Subs. by Notifin. No. S.O. 814(E), dated the 3rd September, 1987, for the marginal heading “Annual revision of rolls”.
2. Subs. by Notifin. No. S. O. 244 (E), dated the 3rd February, 2011 for “9” (w.e.f. 10-2-2011).
3. Subs. by Notifin. No. S.O. 2315, dated the 21st September, 1961, for the marginal heading "Inclusion of names in electoral rolls".
4. Subs. by Notifin. No. S.O. 3874, dated the 15th December, 1966, for sub-rule (1).
5. Subs. by Notifin. No. S.O. 2802(E), dated the17th June, 2022 for “6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A and 8B” and sub-rule (1).
6. Omitted by Notifin. No. S.O. 537 (E) dated 22nd July, 1992.
7. Ins. by Notifin. No. S.O. 814(E), dated the 3rd September, 1987.
8. Subs. by Notifin. No. S. O. 2802(E), dated the 17th June, 2022 for sub-rule (1A).
9. Sub-rule (1B) omitted by Notifin. No. S.O. 817(E), dated the 25th October, 1993.
10. Certain words omitted by Notifin. No. S.O. 3874, dated the 15th December, 1966.
11. Subs. by Notifin No. S.O. 814(E), dated the 3rd September, 1987, for sub-rule (4).
Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 (Statutory Rules and Order) 8 8 . Provided that when an application is rejected by the registration officer, he shall record in writing a brief statement of his reasons for such rejections.]
1 [26A. Merger and integration of list of amendments.—The list of amendments prepared with reference to the qualifying dates as specified in sub-rule (1A), shall be merged and integrated with the last finally published roll and published as draft roll under rule 10, before every election and bye-election and shall be put in public domain with reference to the qualifying date, proximate to the said election, as the Election Commission may direct.