REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (I)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 12 ] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1973/MAGHA 2, 1894
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed
as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd January 1973
G.S.R. 25(E).-—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 (82 of 1971), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1971.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. Definitions.—-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Act" means the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 (82 of 1971); (b) ''elector", in relation to a ward, means a person whose name is regis- tered in the electoral roll of that ward for the time being in force;
(c) "Electoral Registration Officer" means a person appointed to perform the functions of the Electoral Registration Officer under these rules and includes an Additional Electoral Registration Officer or an Assist- ant Electoral Registration Officer;
(d) "Electoral Roll" means the electoral roll for a ward; (e.) "Director" means the Director, Gurdwara Elections, appointed by the Central Government under section 13;
( 4 9)
co THE tiihfttrvi OF iftDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—(I) "Form" meant a, Form appended to these rules and includes- a tran- slation thereof in any' other language as the Central Government may direct;
(g) "section" means a section of the Act; (h) ''ward" means a ward as delimited under section 6.
3 Electoral. Roirtfltratton !<*fflcCi\— (1) The 'Central Government may appoint a person to be the' Electoral Registration Officer for the preparation of electoral rolls lor elections of members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management Com- mittee established under section 3.
(2) To assist the Electoral Registration Officer in the performance of his func- tions under these rules, the Central Government may appoint such number of Additional Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers as it may think nt,
4. Varm of electoral roll.—The electoral roll for each Ward shall be prepared in Form-1.
5. Preparation of electoral roll In parts.—(1) The electoral roll shall be divid- ed into convenient parts which shall be numbered consecutively.
(2) The number of names included in any part of the electoral roll shall not ordinarily exceed 1200.
6. Order of names.—(1) The names of electors in each part of the electoral roll shall be arranged according to house number, unless the Director determines in respect of any part that the alphabetical order is more convenient or that the names shall be arranged partly in one way and partly in the other,
(2) The names of electors in each part of electoral roll shall be numbered, as far as may be practicable, consecutively with a ssparate series of numbers begin- ning with the number one.
7. Application for registration.—(1) Any Sikh not less than 21 years of age on the qualifying date who has been ordinarily resident for not less than one hundred and eighty days during the qualifying period in the ward and wishes to have his name registered as elector, shall make an application in Form 2 addressed to the Electoral Registration Officer of the ward for the registration of his name and shall deliver it to him or to such official as the Director may ap- point for the purpose by notice pasted at his office and at such other place as he may specify:
Provided that if he has ordinarily been resident for more than 180 days dur- ing the qualifying period In more than one ward ho shall not apply for the regis- tration of his name in more than one ward:
Prov'ded further that he shal] not apply for registration of his name from
-more than one address with the Electoral Registration Officer of the ward-
Provided also that any such person who Is literate, shall sign the Form, or
if he is illiterate, he shall, after repeating the contents as read out to him from the Form, thumb-mark It.
(2) The registration of electors shall commence on such date as may be speci- fied by the Director in this behalf,
8. Access to certain registers.—(]) For the purpose of preparing any electoral roll or deciding any claim or objection to an electoral roll any Electoral Regis- tration Officer and any person authorised by him in this Ibehalf shall have access to any register of births and deaths and to the admission register of any educa- tional institution' and it shall be the duty of every raerson in charge of any such register to give to the said officer or person such information and such extracts from the said register as he may require.
9. Commencement of preparation Of roll.—The Electoral Registration Officer shall, on the receint of applications in Form 2. commence the preparation of the electoral ioll for the ward.
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10. Publication of tcil In draft.—As soon as the electoral roll for a ward Is ready, the Electoral Registration Officer shall publish it in draft by making a copy thereof available for inspection and displaying a notice in Form 3—
(a) at his office; and (b) at ouch other place as may be specified by, him for the purpose.
11. Period for lodging claims and objections.—Every jolajm for the inclusion of a name In the electoral roll and every objection to,, any entry, therein shall be lodged within a period of 21 days from the date of publication of the electoral roll in draft under rule 10:
Provided that the Director may, toy notification in the Official Gazette, extend the period in respect of the ward as a whole or in respect of any part thereof.
12. Form for claims and objections.—(1) Every claim shall be—
(a) in Form, 4;
fc) countersigned by another person whoae name is already in that part of the electoral roll lit Which claimant desires his name to be in- cluded.
(2) Every objection to the inclusion of, a name in the electoral roll shall be—
(a) in Form 5; (b) preferred only by a person whose name is already included in the elec- toral roll; and
(c) countersigned by another person' whose name is already included in that part of the electoral roll in which the name objected to appeal's.
(3) Every objection to a particular or particulars in an entry in the electoral roll shall be—
(a) in Form 6; and
13. Manner of lodging claims and objections.—Every claim or objection shall— (a) either be delivered to the Electoral Registration Officer or to such other officer as the Director may appoint for the purpose by notice as provided in aub-rule (1) of rule 7, or
(b) be sent by post to the Electoral Registration Officer.
14. Procedure of designated Officers.—(1) Every Officer designated under rule 13 shall—
(a) maintain in duplicate a list of claims in Form 7, a list of objections to the inclusion of names in Form 8 and a list of objections to particu* ]ars in Form 9; and
(b) keep exhibited one copy of each such list on a notice board in his office.
(2) Where a claim or objection is presented to him, he shall, after complying with the requirements of sub-rule (1) forward it to the Electoral Registration Officer.
15. Procedure of Electoral Registration Officer.—The Electoral Registration Officer also shall—
(a) maintain in duplicate the three lists in Forms 7, 8 and 9, entering thereon the particulars of every claim or objection as and when it is received by him" whether directly under rule 13 or on being forward- ed to him under rule 14; and
(b) keep exhibited one copy of each such list on a notice board in his office.
18. Rejection of certain claims and objections—Any claim or objection which is not lodged within the period, or in the form and manner, herein specified, shall be rejected by the Electoral Registration Officer.
52 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— L _. „_ __ > __17. Acceptance of claims and objections without Inquiry,—If the Electoral Registration Officer ia satisfied as to the validity of any claim or objection, he- may allow it without further enquiry after the expiry of one week from the date on which it is entered in the list exhibited by him under clause (b) of rule 15:
Provided that where before any such claim or objection has been allowed, a demand for enquiry has been made in writing to the Electoral Registration Offi- cer by any person, it shall nqt be allowed without further enquiry.
18. Notice of hearing claims and objections.—(1) Where a claim or objection is not disposed of under rule 18 or 17, the Electoral Registration Officer shall—
(a) specify in the list, exhibited toy him under clause (b) of rule 15, the date, time and place of hearing of the claim or objection; and
(b) give notice of hearing—
(i) in the case of a claim, to the claimant in Form 10; (ii) in the case of an objection to the inclusion of a name, to the objec- tor in Form 11 and to the person objected to in Form 12; and
(iii) in the case of an objection to a particular or particulars in an entry,, to" the objector in Form J3,
(2) A notice under this rule may be given either personally or by registered post or by affixing it to the person's residence or last known residence within the ward.
19. Inquiry Into claims and objections.—(1) The Electoral Registration Officer shall hold a summary inquiry into every claim or objection in respect of which notice has been given under rule 18 and shall record his decision thereon.
(2) At the hearing, the claimant or, as the case may Ibe, the objector and the person objected to and any other p"rson who, In the opinion of the Electoral Regis- tration Officer, is likely to be of assistance to him, shall be entitled to appear and be heard.
(3) The Electoral Registration Officer may in his discretion—
(a) require any claimant, objector or person objected to appear in person
before himj
(b) require that the evidence tendered by any person shall be given an
oath and administer an oath for the purpose.
20. Inclusion of names inadvertantly omitted.—(1) If It appears to the Electo- ral Registration Officer that owing to inadvertance or error during preparation, the names of any electors have been left out of the electoral roll and that reme- dial action should be taken under this rule, the Electoral Registration Officer shall—
(a) prepare a list in Form ]4 of the names and other details of such elec-
tors;
(b) exhibit on the notice Iboard of his office a copy of the list together with a notice as to the time and place at which the inclusion of these names in the electoral roll shall be considered, and also publish the list and the notice in such other manner as he may think fit; and
(c) after considering any verbal or written objections that may be pre- ferred, decide whether all or any of the names should be included in the electoral roll.
21. Deletions of names of the dead electors and of persons who are not ordi- narily residents.—If it appears to the Electoral Registration Officer during pre- paration of the roll that owing to inadvertance or error or otherwise, the names of dead persons or of persons who have not been ordinarily residents in the ward have been included in the electoral roll and that remedial action should be taken' under this rule, the Electoral Registration Officer shall—
(a) prepare a list in Form 15 of the names and other details of such elec-
tors:
(b) exhibit on the notice board of his office a copy of the list together with a notice as to the time and place at which the question of deletion of these names from the roll will Ibe considered and also publish the list and the notice in such other manner a3 he may think fit; and
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(c) after considering any verbal or written objections that may be pre- ferred, decide whether all or any of the names should be deleted from the electoral roll:
Provided that before taking any action under this rule in respect of any per- aon on the ground that he has not been ordinarily resident in the ward, the Elec- toral Registration Officer shall make every endeavour to give him a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the action proposed should not be taken in rela- tion to him.
22. Final publication of electoral r o l l e d) The Electoral Registration Officer shall thereafter—
(a) prepare a list of amendments to carry out his decisions under rules 17 19, 20 and 21 and to correct any clerical or printing errors or other inaccuracies subsequently discovered in the electoral roll; and (b) publish the electoral roll, together with the list of amendments, by making a complete copy thereof available for inspection and display- ing a notice in Form 16 at' his office.
(2) On such publication, the roll together with the list of amendment shall be the electoral roll of the' ward.
(3) Where the electoral roll (hereafter in this sub-rule referred to as the basic electoral roll), together with the list of amendments, becomes the electoral roll for a ward under sub-rule (2), the Electoral Registration Officer may, for the convenience of all concerned, integrate, subject to any general or special direc- tions issued by the Director in this behalf, the list into the basic electoral roll by including the names of electors in the list together with all particulars relating to such electors in the relevant parts of the basic electoral roll itself, so however that no change shall be made in the process of such integration in the name of any elector or in any particulars relating to any elector as given in the list of amendments,
23. Period for which the electoral roll Is valid.—Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the electoral roll for the ward shall come into force immediately upon its final publication and shall remain in' force for a period of four years from the date of such publication.
24. Appeals from orders deciding claims and objections.—(1) Subject to the provision of clause (a) of section 32 in so far as it relates to the question whe- ther any living person is a Sikh or is not a Sikh, an appeal shall lie from any decision of the Electoral Registration Officer under rule 19, 20 or 21 to the Director or to such other officer of Government as the Central Government may •designate in this behalf (hereinafter in these rules referred to as the Appellate Officer):
Provided that an appeal shall r.ot lie where the person desiring to appeal has not availed himself of his rifiht to be heard by, or to make representations to the Electoral Registration Officer on the matter which is the subject of appeal.
(2) Every appeal under sub-rule (1) shall be—
(a) in the form of a memorandum, signed by the appellant; and {b~) presented to the appellate officer within a period of fifteen days from the date of announcement of the decision, or sent to that officer by registered post so as to reach him within that period,
(3) The presentation of an appeal under this rule shall not have the effect of slaying or postponing any action to Ibe taken by the Electoral Registration Officer under rule 22.
(4) Every decision of the Appellate Officer shall be final but in so far as it reverses or modifies a decision of the Electoral Registration Officer, shall tnke effect from the date of the decision in appeal.
(5) The Electoral Registration Officer shall cause such amendments to be made in the electoral voll as may toe necessary to give effect to the decisions of the Appellate Officer under this rule.
25. Special provision for preparation of electoral rolls on redelimitation nt wasrd3.— (1) If any ward is delimited a new in accordance with law and it is necessary urgently' to prepare the electoral roll for such ward, the- Director may direct that it shall be prepared—
54 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—(a) by putting together the electoral rolls of such of the existing wardiTor
parts thereof as are comprised within the new ward; and
(b) by making appropriate alterations in the arrangements, serial number- ing, and headings of the electoral rolls so compiled/and the electoral roll/electoral rolls of the ward/wards or part of the ward/wardtt whose electoral roll/electoral rolls or part thereof have thus been put together in terms of clause (a), shall stand modified to that extent.
(2) The electoral roll so prepared shall be published in the manner specified in rule 22 and shall on such publication, be the electoral roll for the new ward.
26. Revision of electoral rolls.—(1) The Director may, for reasons to be record- ed in writing, direct the revision of the electoral roll of a ward or part of ward in any year or before any election or by-election to fill a casual vacancy.
(2) The Central Government may, at any time, direct a secial revision in the electoral roll in any ward or part of a ward in such manner as it may think fit.
(3) Subject to the provisions of the Act and these rules, the electoral roll for a ward, as in force at the time of the issue of any direction under sub-rule (1) of sub-rule (2), shall continue to be in force until the completion of the revision of electoral rolls under sub-rule (1), or as the case may be, under sub-rule (2).
(4) When the electoral roll or any part thereof is so revised, it shall be prepared afresh and rules 4 to 22 shall apply except that no fresh application shall be neces- sary of a Sikh who is already registered as an elector and is resident of the same ward, provided, however, his application shall lie if his address in the same ward has changed or for any error or an omission in the entry relevant to him.
27. Correction of entries in electoral rolls.—If the Electoral Registration Officer for a ward on application made to him or on his own mouun t, ^er such Inquiry as he thinks fit, that any entry in the electoral roll of the ward—
(a) is erroneous or defective In any particular, (b) should be transposed to another place in the electoral roll on the ground that the person concerned has changed his place of ordinary residence within the ward, or
(c) should be deleted on the ground that the person concerned is dead or was otherwise not entitled to be registered In that electoral roll,
the Electoral Registration Officer shall, subject to such general or special directions, if any, as may be given by the Director in this behalf amend, transpose or delete the entry and make a list of such entries in Form 17 or In Form 18 as may be applicable;
Provided that before taking any action on any ground under clause (a) or clause (b) or any action under clause (c) on the ground that the person concerned was otherwise not entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of thnt ward, the Registration Officer shall give the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of bing heard in respect of the action proposed to be taken in relation to him.
28. Inclusion of names in electoral rolls,—(1) Any person whoFe name is not included in the electoral roll of a ward may apply to the Electoral Registration Officer In Form-4 for the inclusion of his name In that electoral roll.
(2) The Electoral Registration Officer shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered in the electoral roll, direct his name to be included therein.
Provided that if the applicant Is registered In the electoral roll of any other ward, the Electoral Registration Officer shall inform the Electoral Reelstration Officer of that other ward and that officer shall, on receipt of the information, strike off the applicant's name from the electoral roll.
(3) No amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry shall be made under rule 26 and no direction for the Inclusion of a name in the electoral roll of a ward shall be given under this rule, after the last date for making nominations for an election In that ward and before the completion of that election,
29. Correction of entries and Inclusion of names in electoral rolla.—(n Every application under rule 27 or sub-rule (1) of rule 28 shall be made in duplicate In
SEC. 3(1J] THfi GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 55such one of the Forms 4 6, 19 and 20 as may -be- appropriate and shall bo accompanied by a fee of twenty five paise.
(2) The fee specified in sub-rule (1) shall be—
(a) paid by means of non-judicial stamps; or (b) deposited in a Government treasury or the Reserve Bank of India in
favour of the Electoral Registration Officer concerned; or
(c) paid in such other manner as may be directed by the Director.
(3) Where the fee is deposited under clause (b) of sub-rule (2), the applicant shall enclose with the application a Government treasury receipt In proof of the fee having been deposited.
(4) The Electoral Registration Officer shall, immediately on receipt of such application, direct that one copy thereof be posted in some conspicuous place in his office together with a notice inviting objections to such application within a period of seven days from the date of such posting.
(5) The Electoral Registration Officer shall, as soon as may be after the expiry of the period specified in sub-rule (4), consider the objections, if any .received by him and shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered In the electoral roll, direct his name to be included therein:
Provided that when an application is rejected by the Registration Officer, he shall record in writing a brief statement of his reasons for such rejection.
30. Appeals from orders under rule 29.—(1) Subject to the provision of clause (a) of section 32 in so far as it delates to the question whether any living person Is a Sikh or is not a Sikh, an appeal from any order of the Electoral Registration Officer under rule 29 shall lie to the Appellate Officer and every such appeal shall be—
(a) in the form of a memorandum signed by the applicant; (b) accompanied by a copy of the order appealed from and a fee of one
rupee to be—
(i) paid by means of non-judlclal stamps; or (ii) deposited In a Government treasury or the Reserve Bank of India in favour of the Director; or
(iii) paid in such other manner as may be directed by the Director; and (c) presented to the Appellate Officer within a period of fifteen days from the date of the order appealed from or sent by registered post so as to reach him within that period.
(2) Where the fee is deposited under sub-clause (11) of clause (b) of sub-rule (1), the appellant shall enclose with the memorandum of appeal a Government treasury receipt in proof of the fee having been doposited.
(3) For the purposes of sub-rule (1), an appeal shall be deemed to have been presented to the Director when the memorandum of appeal is delivered by, or on behalf of, the appellant to the Director himself or to any other officer authorised by him in this behalf.
31. Order of the Appellate Officer.—The Appellate Officer shall, alter affording an opportunity of being heard to the appellant, confirm, modify or set aside the orders appealed actainat and the Electoral Registration Office,: shall give eflect to such orders accordingly,
32. Fresh preparation of electoral rolls.—The Central Government may if it considers it expedient, direct the preparation of electoral roll afresh for a ward or part of the ward before a by-election or election and the rules 4 to 22 shall apply and the electoral roll or electoral rolls already in force shall cease on the final publication of the fresh electoral roll or electoral rolls.
33- Custody and preservation of rolls and connected papers.— ( l) After the electoral roll for a ward has been finally published, the following papers shall be kept In the office of the Electoral Registration Officer or at such other place as the
56 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I-Director may, by order, specify until the expiration of one year after the publica-r tion of another electoral roll of the ward—'
(a) One complete copy of the electoral roll; (b) applications in regard to the registration of electors alongwith orders,
if any, thereon;
(c) statements prepared by the officers appointed under rule 7, of the applications-cum-declarations received by them for preparation of the roll;
(d) manuscript parts prepared and used for compiling the roll; (e) papers relating to claims and objections; (f) papers relating to appeals under rule 24 and 30; and (g) applications under rules 27 and 28.
(2) One complete copy of the electoral roll for each ward duly authenticated by the Electoral Registration Officer shall also be kept In such place as the Director may specify for a period of 5 years from the date of its final publication.
34. Inspection of roll and connected papers.—Every person shall have the right to inspect the papers referred in rule 32 and to get attested copies thereof on pay- ment of such fee as may be fixed by the Director.
35. Disposal of electoral roll and connected papers. (1) The papers, referred to In rule 33 shall, on the expiry of the period specified therein, and subject to such general or special directions, if any, as may be given by the Director in this behalf, be disposed of In such a manner as the Director may direct,
(2) Copies of the electoral rolls for any ward in excess of the number required for deposit under rule 33 and for any other public purpose, shall be disposed of at such time and in such a manner as the Director may direct and until such disposal shall be made available for sale to the public.
36. Making false declaration.—If any person makes, in connection with— (a) the preparation, revision or correction of an electoral roll, or
(b) the inclusion or exclusion of any entry in or from an electoral roll—
a statement or declaration or gives any other Information In writing which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine, or with both.
37. Breach of official on duty In connection with the preparation etc., of elec- toral rolls.—If any Electoral Registration Officer or any other person required by or under the Act or these rules to perform any official duty in connection with the preparation, revision or correction of an electoral roll or the Inclusion or exclusion of any entry in or from, that roll, is without reasonable cause, guilty of any act or omission in breach of such official duty, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred ruDees.
FORM I
[See rule 4(1)1
UNION TERRITORY OF DELHI
GURDWARA ELECTION ELECTORAL ROLI
— , __
PART N O. A R E A—
Male Approximate or Age Elector's Name Father's /Hi lsband' s / Mother':, Name
Serial No.
Female as on — -• •
SEC 3(1)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 57FORM 2
[SM rule 7(0]
To
Tne Electoral Registration Officer, Ward N o ,- ,— , Dilhi/New Delhi.
Sir,
I, 1—I—, son/wifc/daughter of Shri . Aged .—i—— r/o (I) House No .—.——
(li) Street/Mohalla/Block/Street or Road • (in) Locality/Village-- .—.——.— .— — .— . (iv) Police Station— ——. . . .—
(v) N a me of Metropolitan Council Constituency ,—,—,—,
(vi) Municipal Corporation/Cantonment Board W a rd N o. ,—, ,—, . , .
D s l h i / N ew Delhi > hereby request that my n a me m av be included in t he electors] roll for ward No.—i—• 1——• •—.—i— • for t he election to t he Delhi Sikh G u r d w a ra M a n a g e m e nt C o m m i t t ee
2. I herebv also declare that —
(1) I w "i n ot leis th<*n twenty o ne years of age on t he quahfving date according to Explanation to section 8 of t he D e l hi Sikh Gurudwaras Act. 1971 and was—. , years— . m o n t hs on t he 1st dav of Tanuary—. ,—,—, , _ _.
(2) I Y\-ki b ; :n or lina-ilv resident of W a rd N o. , _ ™_ at t he address given below t Jr not less t h ti o ne h i n d r ed a nd cightv davs d u r i ng t he qualifying period according to Explanation to section 8 of t he D e l hi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971.
(0 H o u se No.——1—. —. .—. .
(II) Srrcit/MohilWBlock/Spect or Road • . -— >— , (III) Locality/Village.-. —
( I V) P o l i ce S t a t i o n —.
- — •—
>—
. —.
(v) Ni^ii of Metropolitan Council Constituency — (vi) M iii:ipal Corp oration/Cantonment Board Ward No ,—, , . .
(31) Tmt I h*v; not mtit an application with declaration for enrolment as a voter frcm anv oth^r aMress for the inclusion of my name in the electoral roll for this ward or any othT ward in the Union territory of Delhi.
OR
T u I hi^j i l s o m i l: a declaration for enrolment as a voter from the following address •
(i) House No. —
— (v) Name of Metropolitan Council Constituency (vi) Municipal Corporation/Cantonment Board Ward No.
^NOTE .—Strike out whichever 13 not applicable) (4) I do not trim or shave mv beard or Keshas. (5) I do not smoke ' (6) I do not take alchol'c drinks.
(Signature of applicant/declarant).
(Signature includes a thumb marki
NOTB —Viv Person who m*kas a statement or declaration fvihich is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does nol believe to be true is punishable under sub-section (3) of section 19 of .the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Aa, 1971 read with rule 36 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (Rcgibtratirn of Electors) Rules, 1971.
58 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY {PART l l -iFORM 3
(See rule 10)'
Notice of publication of qUftoral roll in draft.
To
The Electors of Wftrd No.
, , — .
Noti;e ia hereby given that the electoral roll has been prepared in accordance with tht Delhi Sikn Gjrdwara Management Committee (regibtraiion of Electors) Rules, 197s and a cepy thereof is available for inspection at my office at • —
. during office hoqrs.
If there be any claim for the inclusion of name in the electoral rolls or ar.y cbjtxticn to ihe inclusion of a name or any objection to particulars in any entry, it should be lcilgcd en cr bcfcie. the— ——1 in F o r ms 4> 5 and 6 as may be appropriate,
(mention date)
Every such claim or objection should either be presented in my ifficc or tc
—.—•—1—. 1 > or sent by post to the address givtn bclcw so as to reach me not later than the aforebaid date.
Date :
ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER
Address :
FORM 4
\See rules 12C1) and 28]
Claim application for inclusion of name
To
The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No.— ^— . Delhi.
Sir
L —, ,— -1 3on/wife/daughtcr of Shrl .—1 .—• aged. — —-—r/o
(i) House No.-,—r———, , '—
(ii) Strect/MohalWBlock/Streel or Roafc* ™ • '
(iil) Locality/Village , , ,.
(iv) Police Station. . .
(v) Name ot M:tropolitan Council Constituency— " —<—>—
(vi) Municipal Corporation/Cantonment Board Ward N o.
Delhi/New Delhi, hereby request that my name may be included in the electoral roll fcr -ward No. for the election to the Delhi Sikh Gurc'wara Mar.agtrnent C f n m n t e e,
2. I hereby also declare that :—
(1) I w ii not less than twenty-one ycjirs of age on the quality ing c'ate acccidirp' 10 Explana'ii'n to section 8 of the Delhi Sikh Gurc-uam Act. lyii ai d wa; years——• • months on the 1st day January, r
(2) I hai been ordinarily resident of Ward No. at the adcrcss given below i for not kbS than one hundred and eighty days during the qualifyirg perkd according to Explanadon to sccilon 8 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971.
Set. 3(1)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 59,0) House Nor-—"-" - — •
(ii) Street/MohallflyBlock/Strect or Rcac ——-. • —*
(iH) Locality/Village
• ' ~—
(IV) Police s t a t i o n —' _ _ — — _, —1 _ _- ,
(v) Nam; of Metropolitan Council Constituency < "_ —
(yi) MuniJpal Corporaiion Can^omtnt Eceid \taic Nc— _ _ _ __ (3) I ft*n not registered as an elector in any Ward.
(4) I have no: male an application with declartion for enrolment as a voter frcm any other address for the inclusion of my name ih the electoral roll fcr thin ware cr ary other ward In the Union Territory of Delhi.
OR
I have also made an application with declaration tor enrolment as a voter fuiti il " following address :—
(i) House No.
.
(ii) Street/Mohalla/Block/Strect or Rcac?—. —
.
(iii) Locality/Village — _- .
, .
(iv) Police Station— , ——
.
(v) Name of Metropolitan Council Constiiucr c^
.---.
(vD M inbipal CorpOration/Canronmcnt Board Ward No. .
(NOTE :—Strike out whichever is not ipplicubic).
(5) I do not trim or shave my beard or Keshas.
(6) I do not smoke.
(7) I do not take alcholic drinks.
(Signature'of applicant/declarant;
(Signature includes a thumb rr.aik)
NOTE :—Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true is punishable under sub-seciion (3) of section 39 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 read with rule 36 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Ccmmitice (RfBetiBikn. of Ekctora) Rules, 1973.
FORM 5
[See rulo 12(2]
Objection to inclusion of name
To
The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No. , . . , _ , Delhi/New Delhi.
Sir,
I object to the Inclusion of the name of — 1 —, ^ - _ _ __ Serial N o . — ™ -, ^-ln Part No, ,—, . of th H,~ , roll for the following reason^) 1-
^ e l e c t" "J
60 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART H—2. I hereby declare that t he facts mentioned above are true to the best of my knowledge a qd belief.
3. My name has been included in t he electoral roll for this Ward as follows .—
N a me in full———. — —.—.—.—.—.—, .—.—.—.—.—* •—.——.—.
F4 h ^ r ' s ' H ' i a b i i d ' a / M o t h e r 's Name—.—,—, ,——. F—.—.—,—,—, .—, .—. Serial Nti.— -^ ,—~-^ , , , . _ -, ^ _ ^ _^ „
Part N o .^ . . 1 —-*-.—^—,—1 .— . ,— 1 -^ —.—, .
S i g n a t u r e / t h u mb impression of objector (Full postal address) • •—•— • •
D a te .—,—. — _-,
, ,— • • —
I a-n an elector included in the sa'n: part of the electprial roll in which the name objected to a v * i, viz. Part No.—.——,—,—,—.—.—,-,_,_,_,_.—relating to , ,—, .—. My S;nal nu-nbar therein la—-•—1—1—•—— • —I support this objection and countersign it.
Signature of the elector
Name (in full) . • — ——
NOTE \— Any p;r"on who makes a starement or declaration which js false and wheh he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true is punishable under sub-section (1) of section 39 of Delhi Sikh Gnrdwaras Act, 1971, read with rule 36 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1973.
FORM 6
[Ste rule 12(3) and 29]
Objtcttoi to particulars In an entry.
To
Tne Electoral Rtgistrarion Officer, Ward No.——.—.—.—, . ^— .— Ddhl/New Delhi.
•Sir,
I s'ltniit that the entry relating to myself which appears at Serial No.—• •—>- in T a rt N o . — , _ _ — , _ , — , _ _ of the electoral roll as"—•—•—• •—<—* —' —-•—
^^_^ , ^ _ _ _ " ^ ^ ,^ , ^^ ^^, , ** is n ot correct. It should be corrected to read as follows :—
Signature or t h u mb impression of t he elector
Place ,—.—, .—
Date^— —
FORM 7
[See rules 14 and 15]
LAtt of Claims
Name of
Place of residence
Serial N iiibir
N a n- of claimant
father/husband
Di'o of R-.-n
Datej time and place of hearing
2
6 1
4
5
3
SEC. 3(i)J THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 6rFORM 8
{See mice 14 and n)
List of objection!, to Inclusion of numes
Paiticular
objected
b of name
to
Date, lime and place Dare of Serial Receipt No.
Reasons in brief for 0 bjection of healing Full name of objector
Serial Name in
Part No.
full
No.
1 2
3
6
8
7
4
5
FORM 9
(See rules 14 and 15)
List of objections to pairiuilan incntrics
Date 0 f
Serial No.
Receipt
Name in full of elector objecting
Date, time and place of hearing
Part No. and
Serial No. of
entrv
Nature of objection
2
1
6
3
5
4
.<5a THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART U—Duplicate (Office copy)
FORM ip
[See rule 18 ( i) (b) (i)]
Notice of hearing of a claim
To
f , ,
(Full name and address of claimant) 4 _——..,— ,. -•,._.•.,.-.—.. ...
Reference :—Claim No.
Take notice thit yojr claim for cho inclaiionof yourname inthe electoral roll will be heard at . .. • ——— . ( p l a c e) at •• • • • — O'clock on the day •of 19 .You are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as •you maylike to adduce.
Place '
Date
Electoral Registration Officer
Ward No. —
Address . .
Original
(To bs s:rvod FORM 10
on ths claimant)
[$jj rule i8(i)(bXi)]
Notice of hearing of a claim
T"
(Full Tiarn: ani nidress ( * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ — —. . . of claimant) 1 _ _ _ __ _ __ — , - _ . • • . _• —,
Reference:—Claim No
Tik? Hi icj thit yjjt oli.mforthe inclusion of your name in the electoral roll will be heird at——___————.~.^.^. .—._—__(piace) a t — —— —.——— O'clock 0,1 the————— — — _ _ J ay of-_ — — — -.—. — — — —.19 .Yoj are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence aa you may like to adduce,
place ———•—. .——— Electoral Registration Officer Date
WardNo...-- .- •
Addrer s
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF.NOTICE
R'icsived notice ofthc date of hearing
Claimant
C:rari;l thif t h; i") let 01 ch- :lnmi v hisb;cn luly served bymethis day of —^ — —,—,—.31 ( u n -) —, — _ - . - ._ — __ i^rSD idUy'by affixation on residence.
Place — ' — — . . . . . . ..
D a t e— . — . 1
. ..
Serving Officer a.—If this notice is served by post, attach the receipt here.
SEC 3<1)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 63
—T — —
duplicate FORM 11
(Office copy) [See rule 18 CiXbXH)]
Notice to the Ob) ;ctor
To r — • —
(Full nam: arid address of objector) 4 ——— - .——. .—.
Reference:—Objection No,—— ., . .
Take notice that your objection to the inclusion of the name of—
will be heard at— — — — ——(place) at—-"——.——O'clock on the —< —.—•——day of 19 . Y-Uare directed to bJ present attheh;aring w'th auch evidence as you may like to kdduce.
Place • —. . .— . ——
Date • - .- .
Electoral R?g stralion Officer
Ward Number
Address ——•— • • •
Original
FORM 11
(Sairrule 18 (i)(b)(ii) i
(To be served oa the objector)
Notice to the Objector
To f
( F a l l n a me and address of objector) •{ —,—1 —, ——. ^—
L ^ ^ " " ^ ~™ • m '
Reference ;—Objection No. —• . •
Tak: notice that yo ir objection to the inclusion of (he name of—
jyiU be heard at — . (ilaw) AT -3 clock o.i the -day of—— 19 .
VOJ are directed to be present at the h'.-aring vvi h IJC'I ev.dcnce as you may likely to adduce.
Place— .
Date— —.-" — -H——.—. -— .
Elecoral Registration Officer
Aid ess — — — —
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE
R^c;ived notice of the date of healing
Objector
C . r t i f l ed t h at t h: n o t i ce CM t he o b i ; c t or h as b : en d u ly s r e r v ed by me t h is • d ay of _ _ , _. — — — _.— oi(ria:n:; ——.—.— ——>—personally/by afiix'ng on residence.
PlaCL . , ,
D at e
Servng Officer N.B.'—iTf this nJtics is s:rvcd by postj attach the receipt heie.
64 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Puif I I -,Duplicate FORM 12
(Office copy) [See rule i8(i)(b)(ii)J
To
(Full name and address of person objected to)
f . • i •
Reference:—Objection No. •—, , —
Take notice that the objection To the inclusion of your numc at sen's! No,— —— 1 ,—
in'Part . . —of ihc electoral roll for, —filled by (Full name and address — , , - of objector)
will be heard at ,—,—, (plr.ee) al—— — ~ — — — O'clcck on ihr — — _ dty °f i T9 . Your arc directed to be present at ihc hearing w,'h such evidence as you may like to adduce.
The grounds of objection (in brief) arc:—
(") (b)
Plac;
Electoral Registration Officer Ward No.- .- • . —.—
Date _ Address
.—, 1—.—
Original FORM 12
(To be served in the [See rule i8(i)(b)(ii)]
p.TBon objected to)
To
(Full name and address
f • •—•—
of Person objected to; <. •—>
Reference:—Objection No.— . —.—
Take notice that the objection to the inclusion of your nome at serial No.— — — —— in Parr of the electoral roll for—, — — —filed by (Fall name and address
• —
of objector)
' >—• will be heard at < P k c e) at • O'clock on t h e— ,—day oi 19 . You are d "reeled t be present at ihchearng with such evi' dence as you may like to adduce. The grounds of objection (in brief) are:—
(a) (b) (c)
Place
Elec.oral Registration Officer Address ,
D a t e—
• ' ••
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE
Received notice of the date of hearing
Date .
• ~
Person objected to Certified thatthe notice on the person, the entry relating to whose name has been objected to, has been duly served by me 1h's —• day of _————-— on (Name)
• Personally/by affixation on rcsiderce.
Serving Officer Date ."
N.B.—If this notice is served by post, attach the receipt here.
SEC. 3(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 65Duplicate
F O RM 13
[See rule TH(i)(b)(hO ]
—— Office copy
Notice of hearing of an objection to particulars in an entry
To
(Fall name and address
of objector)
Reference:—Objection No. .
Take notice that your objection to certain particulars in the entry relating to you will , (place) at O' clock on the be heard at ——• day of .—. 19 , You are directed to be present al the hearing with such evidence as you may like 10 adduce.
Place
Electoral Registration Officer
Date——.
, _ Ward No.
Address
Onginal
F O RM 13
[See rale l8(i)(b)(iii) ]
(To be served on the objector)
Nnice of hearing of an objection to particulars in an entry
To
(Full name and address
of objector)
Reference:—Objection No.
Take notice that your objection to certain particulars in the entry relntirg to you will be heard a? . 1 .—{place) at O'clock on the day of 19 , You are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as you muylike to adduce.
Electroal Registration Officer Date —
Ward No. Address
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE
Received notice of the date of hearing
Objector
C -rifled that the noicc on the obiector has been duly served by me this
day of——. .— . — on (name) . . . personally/by affixation on residence.
Place '
Date—— —•—. .
Serving Officer.
N.B.—tlf this notice is served by post, attach the receipt here.
66 THE GAZETTE OF TNDIA EXTRAORDINARY LPART II—FORM 14
(See rule 20)
Names left out due to inadvertence from the electoral roll of Ward No. —
Place of residence House No.
Name
Name of
Father/Husband
Sr. No.
1
2
5
3
4
FORM 15
[See rule 21]
List of Dead person or persons who have not been ordinarily residents
Nam:
House No.
Part No.
Serial No.
Name of Father/Husband
Serial N ).
1
2
6
3
5
4
FORM 16
[See rule 22(i)(i)(b)]
Notice of final publication of electoral roll
It is hereby no'ified for public information that the list of amendment to the draft elec-
toral roll for Ward No. —— — ••• • has been prepared in accordance with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management CommUce (Reg stration of Electroal)Rule8, 1972 and acopy of the said rollto$ether wit tithe aa'd list of amendments has been publ/sred arid will be available forlnspection a' my office.
Place — . —— Electoral Reg'strati' h Officer
(Address)
SEC. .Hi)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 67FORM 17
(See rule 27)
List of erroneous or defective entry or entry that should be transposed
Name
Serial No.
House No.
Part No.
Serial No.
Particulars which are erroneous to be sub- stituted by Name of Father/Hus- band
6
1
2
5
4
3
7
FORM 18
(See rule 27)
List of Dead Persons or those who were otherwise not entitled to be registered
Name
House No.
Name of Father/
Husband
Serial No. Serial No.
Part No.
1
2
6
4
5
3
FORM 19
(See rule 29)
Application for transposition of entry in electoral roll
To
The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No.
Delhi/New Delhi.
Sir.
I submit that the entry at Serial No.
in part No.
of the electoral roll for the above mentioned ward relating to
•
*son/wifc/daughler of
'
should be transposed to Part No. of this electoral roll, because *I have/the said elector has changed *my/his/her place of ordinary residence to-——
which is
within the same ward.
in Part No.
I declare that I am an elector of this ward being entrolled at Serial No. of the electoral roll.
Date Place
Signature Thumb impression of applicant (Full postal address)
68 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC 3(i)] „ . __ . /l'ORM 20
{See rule 29)
Application for deletion of entry in electoral roll
To
The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No. Delhi/New Delhi.
Sir,
I submit that the entry at Serial No.-' • 1
in Part No. of the electoral roll for the above mentioned ward relating to Shri/Shrimati — -•'— • son/wifc/daughter of- requires to be deleted as the said pert>on is dead is not entitled to be registered in the elec- toral roll rh~ following reasons;—
2. I hereby declare that the facts mentioned above "are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
3. I declare that I am an elector of this ward being enrolled at Serial No. 1——
in Part No. of the electoral roll.
Date
Signature/Thumb impression of objector
Place
(Full postal address)
[No. F. 28/6/72-Delhl.]
G. K. BHANOT, Jt. Secy.
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