Section 25: Inmaon of the names of the elected representaves [Secon 13(4)

The Returning Ocer shall, as soon as possible, within the me allowed by the Act, inmate to the District Elecon Ocer, the Director and the Director of Elecons, the names of persons elected and the descripon of seats (whether reserved or unreserved) to which elected, under Rule 17 orRule 22-Q as the case may be, from the constuencies referred to in Rule 3, as well as the seats remaining unfilled aer such selecon.

25-A.Prohibionofsimultaneous membership[Secons 13(2),40(2)(1)and40(2)(xxxd-a)].—(1)Ifa person is elected to more than one Mandl Sami he shall, by noce in writing signed by him choose any one of the Mandl Samis which he shall serve and the choice shall be nal

(2) The noce referred to In sub-rule (1) shall, within seven days from the date of declaraon of the result by the Returning Ocer be delivered either in person or by registered post to the District Elecon Ocers in whose jurisdicon the Mardi Sami br Mandl Samis whose membership such person choose to relinquish is or are situate and there-upon the District Elecon Ocer shall give inmaon to the Director and Director of Elecons accordingly.

(3) If the candidate does not make the choice referred to in sub-rule (1), then aer the expiraon ofa period of een days from the date of the publicaon of the names and addresses of the persons elected or nominated under sub-selcon (6) of Secon 13, the Director may indicate the Mandl Sami, of which he shall be the member, unless he has previously resigned his seat in the Mancli Sami of all but one of such Mandl Samis.

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(4) Whenever any such choice as is referred to in sub-rule (1) is given or the Director gives indicaon referredto insub-rule(3),the constuencyoreachoheconstuenciesotherthan theconstuency which such a person has chosen to serve, shall be called upon to elect another person.

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(5) If a person who is already a member of one Mandi Sami and whose term of oce as a member of such Sami has commenced, is elected as a member of another Mandi Sarni his seat in the former Mandi Sami shall, on the date on which he is so elected become vacant.

25.B. Custody of the return of the ballot papers and other papers relang to elecon.—(1) The Returning Ocer shall, aer sending the inmaon of the result of the elecons under Rule 25, forward the return mentioned in rule 22-P to the secretary of the Mandi Sami for safe custody.

(2) The Returning Ocer shall also forward to Secretary of the Mandl Sami for safe custody, the sealed packets of ballot papers and all other papers relang to the elecon. The Returning Ocer shall put his signature on all such sealed packets and shall obtain a receipt from the Secretary,Mandi Sami.

25-C. Producon and inspecon of Elecon Papers.—(1) While in the custody of the Secretary, the packets of ballot papers whether valid, rejected or tendered, and of the marked copy of the Voters list, shall not be opened and their contents shall not be inspected by or produced before, any persorenrauthority except under the orders of the Director of Elecons or a Competent Court, or an Ocer authorised for hearing an elecon petion. The inspecon when ordered shall be subject to the payment of inspecon fee at the rate of rupees ten per day.

(2) All other papers relating to the elecon shall be open to public inspecon subject to such condions, if any, as the Director of Elecons may specify and subject to the payment, of inspecon fee at the rate of rupees ten per day.

(3) Copies °Lithe returns forwarded by the Returning Ocer under sub-rule (1) of Rule 25-B shall be furnished by the Secretary on payrnent of a fee of rupees two for each copy.

(4) Copiesofsuchpapersasare allowedto beinspectedundersub-rule(2)shallbegivenonpayment of a fee of rupees two per copy. Applicaon for copies of papers may be made on plain paper and no fee shall be payable on such applicaon.

(5) Cered copy of any paper referred to in sub-rule (4) shall be aested by the Secretary and shall be issued from his ofce.

25-D.Penales.—Nopersonshall—

(a) alterortamperwiththevoterslistoritscopyoranyotherdocuments;or

(b) obstruct or in any way interfere with the performance of dues by any Ocer or Servant appointed or employed for the purpose of these rules; or

(c) deface, injure, disturb or remove any copy, noce or any other documents axed or otherwise published under these rules, in any public oce or elsewhere; and whoever contravenes the provisions of this rule shall be liable to punishment under Secon 37.

26. [Omied byNo.No.3245/XII-8-45/74—UPA-25/64—Rule-65—AM-(1)-78,dated10.02.1978.]