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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette of India
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भाग II- खण्ड 3- उत्खण्ड ( ii )
PART II - Section 3- Sub- section ( ii )
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नई दिल्ली, शनिवार, अप्रैल 29 , 1967 /वैशाख 9 , 1889
No. 266]
NEW DELHI , SATURDAY , APRIL 29 , 1967 /VAISAKHA 9 , 1889
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या ही जाती है तिले कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
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MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 29th April 1967
8.O. 1551. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Presidential and Vice -Presidential Elections Act , 1952 (31 of 1952 ) , the Central Government , after consulting the Election Commission , makes the following rules further to amend the Presidential and Vice - Presidential Elections Rules , 1952 , namely :--
1. These rules may be called the Presidential and Vice - Presidential Elections (Amendment) Rules , 1967 .
2. Amendment of rule 19. In the Presidential and Vice - Presidential Elections Rules , 1952 , after sub - rule ( 3 ) the following sub- rule shall be inserted , namely :- " (4) ( a) If owing to blindness or other physical infirmity , an elector is unable to read the ballot paper or make a mark thereon the presiding officer shall record the vote on the ballot paper in accordance with the wishes of the elector ;
(b) the elector shall then himself or with the assistance of the presiding officer fold up the ballot paper so as to conceal his vote and insert it into the ballot box; and
( c ) while acting under this sub - rule , the presiding officer shall , observe as much secrecy as is feasible and shall keep a brief record of each such instance but shall not indicate therein the manner in which any vote has been cast . "
[ No. F. 7 ( 5 ) / 67 - Elec . ) S. P. SEN - VARMA , Secy .
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