The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1977/MAGHA 13,1898
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 2nd February, 1977/Magha 13, 1898 (Saka)
THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1977 No. 1 OF 1977
Promulgated by the President in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
WHEREAS the House of the People has been dissolved and the Council of States is not in session, and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, IN exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:—
38 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAUT II—SEC. 1] Act No. 432. During the period of operation of this Ordinance, the Representa- tion of the People Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in sections 3 to 7.
of 1951 to be tempo- rarily amended
Amendment
of sec- tion 8.
3. In section 8 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words "five years", in the two places where they occur, the words -'six years" shall be substituted.
Amendment of sec- tion 8A.
4. In section 8A of the principal Act, in sub-seation (3), for the words "shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission on such question or petition and shall act according to such opinion'1, the words "shall con- sult the Election Commission and the Election Commission may, for this purpose, make such inquiry as it thinks fit" shall be substituted.
5. In section 9 of the principal Act, m sub-section (/•), for the words
"five years", the words "six years" shall be substituted.
Amendment of sec- tion 9
Amendment of sec- tion 33.
6. In section 33 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the words, brackets, letter and figure "clause (J) of section 7", the word and figure "section.9" and for the words "five years", the words "six years" shall be substituted,,
7. After section 132 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
inserted, namely: —
Insertion of new section
132A.
"132A, If any elector to whom a ballot paper has been issued, refuses to observe the procedure prescribed for voting, the ballot paper issued to him shall be liable for cancellation.".
Penalty for failure to observe procedur for voting
FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED,
President
K. K. SUNDARAM,
Secy to the Govt, of India