(l) The State Government may appoint one or morepersons as Assistant Election Authority to assist the Election Authority in performance of his functions.
(2) EVery Assistant Election Authority shall subject to the direction and control of the Election Authority. shall be competent to perform all or ‘any of the functions of the Election Authority under the Act and Ru les as the Election Authority may delegate in this behalf.
7. The District Municipal Election Returning Officer shall .With the previous permission of the Election Commission I provide 9 sufficient number of polling stations where poll will be held for election of Members of a Municipality and shall, not later than the last date for the withdrawal of the candidature appointed under these rules published a list showing the polling stations provide all the polling areas ofgroup of Voters for which they haVe respectiVely been provided.
CHAPTER—411 8 (l) For every Mun1c1pal area there shall be preparded an electoral roll showing the names of the persons qualified to vote The electoml roll shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these'rules. The electoral roll shall be prepared under the Superinten.
' deuce, dir‘eCtion and Control of- the Election Commission.
Manner lOf f prepargt on n Electoral Roll.
(2) The Election Commission shall, in consultation with the State Government, draw up the programme for publication of electoral roll:
- in draft before its final publication and olz‘le; :e '\ misting to the prept liion ol' e1::t-3:J.l roll.
(3) The Election Commission shall in relation to the prepiration, re revision or correction of electoral roll; speflfy by a notific ition published in the olficial G azette the qualil‘ying date and shall, in addition to the said notification, specify the programme for intensive or 31111111111} revision, including the period or date as the caSe nuy be on the following :
(a) period for completion of enumeration and preparation of manuscript of electoral roll i. e. house to house enumeration of electors and iSSue of electoral card for each house-hold. ;
(b) date for puolication of Electoral Roll in draft ;
(c) lust date for filling of claims and objection shall be within a.
period of 7th day ofthe date ofpublication of Electoral Roll in draft under clause (b) ;
((1) period for disposal of claims and objections ; and
(e) date of final publication of Electoral Roll ;
Provided that the Election Commission may if' he Considers it expedient so to do for Sufficient reasons extend the periol ,of' house to house enumeration, lodging of claims and objections, period for disposal of claims and objections and may also make consequencial changes with reference to the dates for v publication of Electoral Roll in draft and ii nal publicatjon of the Electoral Roll.