Any person who—
(a) matters or tampers with the electoral roll or its copy or other docyments in contravention of the rules; or
(b) obstructs or in any way interferes with any officer or servant appointed or employed for the purposes of these rules in performance of his duties; or ‘
(c) defaces, injuries, disturbs or removes any copy, notice or other documents affixed or otherwise published under these rules in, any public office or elsewhere; shall be punishable with fine which may extent to one thousand rupees.
61. Bye-election—If a vacancy occurs by reason of death or otherwise in the office of an elecied member of the Kshettra Panchayat or in the office of an elected member of the Zila Panchayat, the District Magistrate shall, in accordance with the instruction of the State Election Commission, call upon the territorial constituency concerned to elect member for the Kshettra Panchayat or the Zila Panchayat, as the case may be, before such date as may be fixed by him and shall also appoint the date, time and place of various stages of bye-election in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15 and the provisions of these rules shall, as far as may be, apply, in relation to the election of a member to fill such vacancy-