Updating the existing voters list of all wards of the Panchayati Raj Institutions mentioned in Annexure “A” on the basis of latest Assembly Electoral Rolls finally published on 31.01.2019 with qualifying date as 01.01.2019 with all supplements

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Haryana Government Gazette

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No. 49-2019] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019 (AGRAHAYANA 12, 1941 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, HARYANA NIRVACHAN SADAN, PLOT NO. 2, SECTOR-16, PANCHKULA

Notification

The 20th November, 2019

No. SEC/3E-II/2019/1571.— In accordance with the provisions contained in section 163 to 166 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 read with rule 8 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Election Rules, 2019 and the powers conferred under Sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, the State Election Commission, hereby direct for updating the existing voters list of all wards of the Panchayati Raj Institutions mentioned in Annexure "A" on the basis of latest Assembly Electoral Rolls finally published on 31.01.2019 with qualifying date as 01.01.2019 with all supplements.

2. The existing voter list of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (where ever applicable) shall be updated on the basis of latest electoral roll of Vidhan Sabha finally published on 31.01.2019 along with all the supplements and shall be published as draft voter list as per following programme :-

(1015)HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., DEC. 3, 2019 (AGHN. 12, 1941 SAKA) [PART I 1016 3. It is also pertinent to mention here that as per new amendment made in the rules, only the names of those persons shall be included in the voter list of the Panchayati Raj Institutions voters whose names are existed in relevant part of the Vidhan Sabha electoral rolls. If any person intends to get his name included in the voter list of these institutions, he shall have to first get his name included in the relevant part of Vidhan Sabha electoral roll, otherwise his name shall not be included in the voter list of the Panchayati Raj Institutions.

4. It is further directed that two copies of latest Vidhan Sabha electoral roll prepared and published on 31st January, 2019 along with all supplements by the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana shall be obtained free of cost from the Election Tehsildar/Election Naib Tehsildar concerned. The updated data base of Vidhan Sabha electoral rolls published on 31.01.2019 along with supplements has already been uploaded on the server of NIC through the head office of the NIC, Haryana, Chandigarh and may be downloaded by District Informatics Officer concerned for this purpose.

5. It is further directed that:-

(i) Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer (P) shall give wide possible publicity to the above programme by making Munadi in village, issue a press note and other handouts and also by inserting paid advertisements in two local newspapers. He shall also make publicity through electronic media.

(ii) Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Election Officer (P) shall publish ward wise voter list so prepared of these institutions as draft together with a note including the dates by and the place where the claims and objections with reference to the draft voter list may be presented to the Revising Authority/Authoritie(s).

(iii) The relevant portion of the draft voter list so published shall be made available to the following:-

a. Two copies to Gram Sachiv concerned one for affixing on notice board of the Gram Panchayat Office and another shall be retained by Gram Sachiv for inspection of general public free of cost for inviting claims and objections.

b. One copy to Tehsildar for inspection of general public.

c. Two copies to Block Development & Panchayat Officer concerned one for affixing on notice board of the Panchayat Samiti for inspection of general public in his office.

d. Two copies to District Election Officer (P) concerned one for affixing on the notice board and another for inspection by the general public in his office.

(vi) After the draft publication of the ward wise voter list, the same shall also be hosted on website of the District Administration.

(v) A copy of the draft final voter list alongwith database in compact disc duly signed by the Revising Authority/Authoritie(s) shall be kept in sealed cover in the Treasury within 24 hours from the date of the publication of draft and final voter list.

(vi) In order to facilitate the voters and the public to obtain information regarding voter list and to file claims and objections, the Deputy Commissioner shall set-up sufficient number of Voters Information and Collection Centers (VICCs) within territorial jurisdiction of these Institutions. The Centers shall be set up with the help of the National Informatics Center.

(vii) Every claim and objection regarding distribution of voters ward wise shall be addressed and presented to the Revising Authority in the prescribed Form 1A and 1B.

(viii) Claim in Form 1A shall be filed by those applicants, who intend to include their name, make correction in their entry or transposing of their name in another ward in the voter list.

(ix) Objections in Form 1B shall be filed by those applicants who intend to object inclusion of name or seek deletion of a name from the voter list.

(x) Only those persons shall file their claim for inclusion of their name in the voter list of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Prished as the case may be, whose name appear in the respective electoral roll of Legislative Assembly, but do not appear in the draft voter list published under rule 8 (4) of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment), Rules, 2019.

(xi) The VICCs shall make available the prescribed forms, on demand free of cost, for filing claims and objections and receive the same for consideration and decision by the Revising Authority. The forms shall also be hosted on website of the District Administration for downloading and filing claims and objections.

(xii) As and when any person files claim and objection, he shall be given a receipt in the prescribed format given in the form. An entry shall also be made in the registers accordingly.

(xiii) The Deputy Commission-cum-District Election Officer (P) shall appoint one authorized officer not below Group-B for maximum up to three wards and sufficient number of supporting staff to assist the Revising Authority/Authoritie(s) to discharge his/their duty.

(xiv) The Revising Authority/Authoritie(s) shall, after holding such enquiry into the claims or objections as he/they think(s) fit, record his/their decision in writing and shall make available forthwith a copy of such decision to the objector or the claimant free of charge. The decision of the Revising Authorities shall also be hosted on website for the information of public. Number of claims/objections accepted and rejected shall also be hosted on the website of the District Administration under intimation to the Commission in Annexure-B.

(xv) The Revising Authority/Authoritie(s) after disposal of all claims and objections shall forward list of such claims and objections along with his/their orders thereon to the Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Election Officer (P). Any person aggrieved of any such order of the Revising Authority/Authorities may, within prescribed period, file an appeal to the Deputy Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner shall within the specified time decide the appeal. The decision of the Deputy Commissioner on appeal shall be final. The rolls so amended shall be final and two copies thereof duly signed by the Deputy Commissioner and Revising Authority shall be kept in their office together with list of additions and corrections.

(xvi) The Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer (P) shall publish the final voter list on 30.12.2019, which shall come into force from the date of its publication.

6. It is further directed that a copy of ward wise and booth wise updated electoral rolls of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti & Zila Parishad finally published on 30.12.2019 shall be supplied to the Commission on the same day. In addition, a copy of the updated electoral rolls alongwith a CD (compact disc) containing the database of the same in PDF format shall be sent to all the political parties in the State of Haryana on the same day under intimation to the Commission.

7. It is further directed that the final electoral roll of the Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad shall be hosted on the website of the District Administration.

DR. DALIP SINGH, State Election Commissioner, Haryana.

Annexure-"B"

Information regarding claim and objection

Annexure-A

57521—C.S.—H.G.P., Chd.