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Section 12C: Qualifications for electors.

Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

[12-C. Subject to the provisions of section 12-D and 12-E every person who has attained the age of 18 years on the first day of January of the year in which the electoral roll prepared or revised, and who is ordinarily resident in the area of the ward shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for the ward.

Explanation-(i) A person shall not be deemed to be ordinarily resident of the area of a ward on the ground only that he owns, or in possession of a dwelling house therein.

(ii) A person absenting himself temporarily from the place of ordinarily residence shall not be reason thereof cease to be ordinarily residents therein.

(iii) A member of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State shall not, during the term of his office cease to be ordinarily resident in the area of a ward merely by reason of his absence from that area in connection with the duties as such member.

(iv) Any other factors that may be prescribed shall be taken into consideration for deciding as to what persons may or may not be deemed to be ordinarily residents of a particular area at any relevant time.

(v) If in any case a question arises as to where a person is ordinarily resident at any relevant time, the question shall be determined with reference to all the facts of the case.

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
Section12C
Marginal noteQualifications for electors.
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. 15 of U.P. Act no. 35 of 1978.

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