Section 9: Noce of elecon and xing of date

(1) As soon as may be aer the commencement of the Uar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi (Pratham Sanshodhan) Niyarnavali, 1977 and every me thereaer, whenever elecon is to be held for all or any of the constuencies menoned in Rule 3, the District Elecon Ocer shall subject to the direcons of Director of Elecons call upon all or any of the constuencies of a Market Area, as the case may be, to elect member or members of the Mandi Sami.

(2) The District Elecon Ocer shall, subject to such direcons as may be issued by the Director of Elecons, also appoint—

(a) thedate,placeandhoursformakingnominations;

(b) thedate,meandplaceforscrunyofnominaons;

(c) thedate,placeandhoursforwithdrawalofcandidature;

(d) thedateordateson which and thehoursduringwhichapoll shall,if necessary,betaken.

(3) The Returning Ocer shall give public noce of the dates, place and hours appointed under subrules (1) and (2) in such, manner as may be specied by the District Elecon Ocer.

(4) The Returning Ocer shall also specify in the noce under sub-rule (3) the number of persons to be elected from each constituency and place of polling for each constuency.

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10. Nominaon for elecon. ---(1) On the date xed, in that behalf under clause fat of sub rule (2) of Rule 9, each candidate shalt either in person or by his proposer or seconder, deliver to the Returning Ocer a nominaon paper duly completed in Form I during the hours xed under the said clause.

(2) Every Nominaon Paper shall be signed by two persons qualied to vote, as proposer and seconder respecvely, and the candidate shall sign a declaraon on it expressing his willingness to stand for elecon.

(3) The same person may sign as proposer and seconder, as many nominaon papers as there are members to be elected from a parcular constuency.

(4) Eachcandidateshallbenominatedbyaseparatenominaonpaper.

(5) Where a candidate is a member of the Scheduled Castes, the Nominaon Paper shall be accompanied by adeclaraon subscribedby him stang that heis amemberohe Scheduled Castes and specifying the parcular caste to which he belongs.

(6) The Returning Ocer /tall on receiving a Nomination Paper, enter in the Nominaon Paper its serial number and shall endorse thereon the date on which and the hour at which the nominaon paper was delivered to him.

(7) NominaonPapersreceivedaerthedateandthemeappointedunderclause (a)ofsub-rule(2) of Rule 9 shall be rejected.

10-A. Elecon Agent [Secons 13(2), 40(2)(i) and 40(2)(xxxi-a)].---(1) A candidate at anelecon may appoint in wring any adult person to be his Elecon Agent and noce of such appointment shall be given to the Returning Ocer.

(2) An Elecon Agent may perform such funcons, in connecon with the elecon as are authorised by or under these rules to be performed by an Elecon Agent.

11. Deposit on nominaon (Secons 13(2), 40(2)(i) and 40(2)(xxxi-a)] At or before the me of delivery of a Nomination Paper each candidate shall deposit with the Returning Ocer a sum of rupees twenty-ve in cash :

Provided that incaseof a Scheduled Castecandidate seeking elecon against a reserved seat the amount of deposit shall be rupees twelve only.

(2) No candidate shall be deemed to be duly nominated unless, the deposit referred to in sub-rule(1), has been made.

(3) If a candidate by whom the deposit referred to in sub-rule (1) has been made withdraws his candidature in the manner and within Rule 16, or if the Nominaon Paper of such, candidate is rejected under Rule 15 the deposit shall be returned to the candidate and in case candidate dies before the commencement of the poll, such deposit shall be returned to his legal representaves.

(4) If a candidate by whom the deposit referred to in sub-rule (1) has been made is not elected and the number of votes polled by him does not exceed one-fth of the total number of votes polled divided by the number of members to be elected, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Board.

(5) For the purpose of sub-rule (4) the total number of ballot papers counted, other than rejected ballot papers, shall be deemed to be the total number of votes polled.

(6) The deposit made by a candidate shall, if it is not forfeited under sub-rule (4), be returned to the candidate as soon as may be aer the publicaon of the result of the elecon.