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Section 46: Order regarding conduct of elections.

The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1959

46. In so far as provision with respect to any matter is not made by this Act, [the State Election Commission] may, by order, provide for matters concerning conduct of elections to the offices of [Mayor] and [ * * * ] and to the seats of [***] [Corporators] that is to say-

(a) [ * * * * ]

(b) the appointment, powers and duties of Nirvachan Adhikaris (Returning Officers), Sahayak Nirvachan Adhikaris (Assistant Returning Officers), Nirvachan Adhyakshas (Presiding Officers) and Matdan Adhikaris (Polling Officers) and clerks ;

(c) appointment of dates for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal and polling ;

(d) the manner of presentation and the requirements for a valid nomination, scrutiny of nominations and withdrawal of candidatures ;

(e) appointment and duties of election agents, polling agents and counting agents ;

(f) procedure at general elections including death of candidate before poll, procedure in contested and uncontested elections, [x x x];

(g) identification of voters ;

(h) hours of polling ;

(i) adjournment of poll and fresh poll ;

(j) manner of voting at elections ;

(k) scrutiny and counting of votes including recount of votes and procedure to be followed in case of equality of votes anddeclaration of results ;

(l) the notification of the names of the persons elected as [Corporators] [***] [Mayor] and [ * * * ] ;

(m) refund and forfeiture of deposits ;

(n) manner in which votes are to be given by Nirvachan Adhyaksha (Presiding Officer), polling agent or any other person who being an elector for a ward is appointed for duty at a polling station at which he is not entitled to vote ;

(o) the procedure to be followed in respect of the tender of vote by person representing himself to be an elector after another person has voted as such elector ;

(p) the safe custody of ballot boxes, ballot papers and other election papers, the period for which such papers shall be preserved and the inspection and production of such papers ;

(q) [ * * * * ]

(r) issue of copies of election papers and fixing of charges for such copies ;

(s) maintaining of list of [electorals referred to in sub-section 301 of section 12]] [***] for the purposes of elections of [***] [***] [ * * * ] ; and

(t) generally on all matters relating to conduct of elections.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959
Section46
Marginal noteOrder regarding conduct of elections.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 35(a) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 2 of U. P. Act no. 16 of 2004.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 8 of U. P. Act no. 49 of 2007.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 14(a) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1977.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 35(b) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 12 of 1994. Omit. by sec. 35(c) of U.P. Act No. 12 of 1994.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 14(b) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1977.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 35(b) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 3 of U. P. Act no. 23 of 2001.
  • omitted. Omit. by sec. 35(d) of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.

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