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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No.UDD 218 BBS 2025

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vikasa Soudha Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedi

Bengaluru, Dated:22-08-2025.

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the Greater Bengaluru Governance (Registration of Electors)

Rules, 2025, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of

the powers conferred by section 36 read with section 68 of the Greater Bengaluru

Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025) is hereby published as required

by sub-section (2) of section 314 of the said Act, for the information of all persons

likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be

taken into consideration after the expiry of fifteen days from the date of its

publication in the official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government

from any person with respect to the said draft before expiry of the period specified

above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may

be addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Urban Development

Department, Room No.436, 4^th Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bengaluru-560 001.

DRAFT RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Greater

Bengaluru Governance (Registration of Electors) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

official Gazette.

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

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(a) "Act" means the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2025 (Karnataka

Act 36 of 2025);

(b) "Assistant Electoral Registration Officer" means the officer designated

by the State Election Commission under section 36;

(d) "Registration Officer" means the electoral registration officer designated

or nominated by the State Election Commission under section 36 of the Act;

(e) "roll" means the electoral roll for a ward of city corporation; and

(f) "section" means a section of the Act.

(2) Words and expressions used, but not defined in these rules, shall have

the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.

3. Adoption of Electoral roll.- The Electoral roll for the wards of the city

corporations shall be prepared by adopting the legislative assembly electoral roll

for time being in force, by incorporating necessary modifications as contemplated

under section 35:

Provided that, the electoral roll for such wards for the city corporations shall

not include any amendment, transposition, inclusion or deletion of entry made

after the last date for making nomination for the election to such ward and before

completion of such election.

4. Preparation of roll in parts.- The electoral roll for each ward shall be

prepared in Kannada or English language as directed by the State Election

Commission in Form No. 1. The roll may be divided into convenient parts which

shall be numbered consecutively.

5. Order of names.- (1) The names of electors in the electoral roll or in

each part of the electoral roll, as the case may be, shall be arranged according to

house number.

(2) The names of electors in each part of the electoral roll shall be numbered,

so far as practicable, consecutively with a separate series of numbers beginning

with the number one.

6. Information to be supplied by occupants of dwelling houses and

appointment of enumerators.- (1) The registration officer may, for the purpose of

preparing the electoral roll, serve letters of requests in Form No. 2 to the occupants

of dwelling houses in the ward or any part thereof through his assistant who is

authorised for the purpose and every person receiving any such letter shall furnish

the information called for therein to the best of his ability to the person serving the

letter who will call for it.

(2) In case any question arises as to whether a person is ordinarily resident

at a place at a relevant time, the instructions specified in Form No. 2 may be

considered by the State Election Commission for the determination of a person's

ordinary residence.

(3) The Heads of Departments, Heads of Offices and Local Authorities shall

provide on request from the Electoral Registration Officer, the services of as many

teachers and the employees of the Government including teachers of aided or

recognized schools and employees of Local Authorities, as the case may be, for

working as Enumerators and Supervisors. The Enumerators and Supervisors may

be allowed to work part time or whole time, so long as they complete the work

within the specified period.

7. Access to certain registers.- For the purpose of preparing any electoral

roll or deciding any claim or objection to a roll, any registration officer and any

person employed by him shall have access to any register of births and deaths and

to the admission register of any educational institution, and it shall be the duty of

every person 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.

8. Publication of electoral roll in draft.- As soon as the electoral roll for

a ward is ready, the registration officer shall publish it in draft by making a copy

thereof available for inspection and displaying a notice in Form No. 3 at his office,

polling stations and in other prominent public places.

9. Further publicity to the roll and notice.- The registration officer

shall,-

(a) make a copy of each separate part of the electoral roll, together with a

copy of the notice in Form No. 3 available for inspection at a specified place

accessible to the public and also in the official website of the City Corporation or

concerned Authority;

(b) give such further publicity to the notice in Form No. 3 as the State

Election Commission may specify; and

registered, recognised National Political Parties and State registered, recognised

Political Parties in the State of Karnataka.

10. Period for lodging claims and objections.- Every claim for the

inclusion of a name in the electoral roll and every objection to entry therein shall

be lodged within a period of seven days from the date of publication of the roll under

rule 8:

Provided that the State Election Commission may, by notification in the

Gazette, extend the period in respect of the ward as a whole or in respect of any

part thereof.

11. Form for claims and objections.- (1) Every claim for inclusion of a

name in thereon shall be,-

(a) in Form No. 4 for inclusion of name;

(b) signed by the person desiring his name to be included in the electoral

roll; and

the roll in which the claimant desires his name to be included.

(2) Every objection to the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll shall be,-

(a) in Form No. 5 (objection for inclusion of name);

(b) preferred only by a person whose name is already included in that

electoral roll; and

the roll in which the name objected to appears.

(3) Every objection to a particular or particulars in an entry in the roll shall

be,-

(a) in Form No. 6 (objection to particulars in an entry); and

(b) preferred only by the person to whom that entry relates.

12. Manner of lodging claims and objections.- (1) Every claim or

objection shall,-

(a) either be presented to the registration officer or to such other officer as

may be designated in this behalf; or

(b) be sent by post to the registration officer.

(2) Provision to submit forms online may also be provided in the official

website of the City Corporation or concerned Authority.

13. Procedure to be followed by the designated officers.- (1) Every

officer designated for this purpose shall,-

(a) maintain in duplicate, a list of claims in Form No. 9 (details obtained

from Form No.4), a list of objections to the inclusion of names in Form No. 10

(details obtained from Form No.5), a list of objections to particulars in Form No. 11

(details obtained from Form No.6), list of transposition of entry in Form No.11-A

(details obtained from Form No.7) and list of deletion of entry in Form No.11-B

(details obtained from Form No. 8); and

(b) exhibit one copy of each such list on the 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 with such remarks, if any, as he

considers proper to the registration officer.

14. Procedure to be followed by the registration officer.- The

registration officer shall,-

(a) maintain in duplicate the lists in Forms 9, 10, 11, 11-A and 11-B

entering thereon the particulars of every claim or objection as and when it is

received by him whether directly under rule 12 or on being forwarded under rule

13; and

(b) exhibit one copy of each such list on the notice board in his office.

15. Rejection of certain claims and objections.- Any claim or objection

which is not lodged within the specified period or in the form and manner, herein

specified, shall be rejected by the registration officer.

16. Acceptance of claims and objections without inquiry.- If the

registration officer is satisfied as to the validity of any claim or objection, he shall

allow it without further inquiry 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 14:

Provided that where before any such claim or objection has been allowed, a

demand for inquiry has been made in writing to the registration officer by any

person, it shall not be allowed without further inquiry.

17. Notice of hearing claims and objections.- (1) Where a claim or

objection is not disposed of under rule 15 or rule 16, the registration officer shall,-

(a) specify in the list exhibited by him under clause (b) of rule 14, the date,

time and place of the hearing of the claim or objection; and

(b) give notice of the hearing in,-

(i) the case of a claim, to the claimant in Form No. 12;

(ii) the case of an objection to the inclusion of a name, to the objector in

Form No. 13 and to the person objected to in Form No. 14; and

(iii) the case of an objection to particulars in an entry, to the objector in

Form No. 15.

(2) A notice under this rule may be given either personally or through a

person duly authorised in this behalf or by registered post or speed post with

acknowledgment or by affixing it to the person's residence or last known residence

within the ward.

18. Inquiry into claims and objections.- (1) The registration officer shall

hold a summary inquiry into every claim or objection in respect of which notice has

been given under rule 17 and shall record his decision thereon.

(2) At the hearing, the claimant or as the case may be, the objector and the

person objected to and any other person who, in the opinion of the registration

officer, is likely to be of assistance to him, shall be entitled to appear and be heard.

(3) The registration officer may in his discretion require,-

(a) any claimant, objector or person objected to, to appear in person before

him; and

(b) that the evidence tendered by any person shall be given on oath and

administer an oath for the purpose.

19. Inclusion of names inadvertently omitted.- If it appears to the

registration officer that owing to inadvertence or error during preparation, the

names of any electors have been left out of the electoral roll and that remedial

action should be taken under this rule, the registration officer shall,-

(a) prepare a list of the names and other details of such electors;

(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 inclusion of these names in the

electoral roll will be considered, and also publish the list and the notice in such

other manner as he may think fit; and

decide whether all or any of the names shall be included in the electoral roll.

20. Deletion of names.- If it appears to the registration officer at any time

before the final publication of the electoral roll that owing to inadvertence or error

or otherwise, the names of dead persons or of persons who have ceased to be, or

are not, ordinarily residents in the ward or of persons who are otherwise not

entitled to be registered in that electoral roll, have been included in the electoral

roll, and that remedial action shall be taken under this rule, the registration officer

shall,-

(a) prepare a list of the names and other details of such electors;

(b) exhibit on the notice board in 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 electoral roll may be considered and also publish the list and the notice

in such other manner as he may think fit; and

decide whether all or any of the names shall be deleted from the electoral roll:

Provided that before taking any action under this rule in respect of any

person on the ground that he has ceased to or is not, ordinarily resident in the

ward, or is otherwise not entitled to be registered in that electoral roll, the

registration officer shall make every endeavour to give him a reasonable

opportunity to show cause why the action proposed should not be taken in relation

to him.

21. Final publication of electoral roll.- (1) The registration officer shall,-

(a) prepare a list of amendments to carry out his decisions under rules 16,

18, 19 and 20 and to correct any clerical or printing errors or other inaccuracies

subsequently discovered in the electoral roll;

(b) publish the electoral roll, together with the list of amendments by

making a complete copy thereof available for inspection and displaying a notice in

Form No. 16 at his office; and

Election Commission, supply free of cost, two copies of the electoral roll, as finally

published, with the list of amendments, if any to the registered, recognised National

Political Parties and State registered recognised Political Parties in the State of

Karnataka.

(2) On such publication, the electoral roll together with the list of

amendments shall be the electoral roll of the ward.

(3) Where the electoral roll (in this sub-rule hereafter referred to as the

basic roll), together with the list of amendments, becomes the electoral roll for a

ward under sub-rule (2) the registration officer may, for the convenience of all

concerned, integrate, subject to any general or special directions issued by the

State Election Commission in this behalf, the list into the basic roll by incorporating

inclusion of names, amendments, transportation or deletion of entries in the

relevant parts of the basic roll itself. However, 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.

(4) The electoral roll for such wards for the corporations shall not include

any amendment, transposition, inclusion or deletion of entry made after the last

date for making nomination for the election to such ward and before completion of

such election.

22. Appeals from orders deciding claims and objections.- (1) An appeal

shall lie from any decision of the registration officer under rule 18, 19 or 20 to

designated officer of the State Government, as the State Election Commission may

designate in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the appellate officer):

Provided that an appeal shall not lie, where the person desiring to appeal

has not availed himself of his right to be heard by, or to make representations to

the 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 accompanied

by a copy of the order appealed against; 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 staying or postponing any action to be taken by the registration officer under

rule 21.

(4) Every decision of the appellate officer shall be final, but in so far as it

reverses or modifies a decision of the registration officer, shall take effect only from

the date of the decision in appeal.

(5) The registration officer shall cause such amendments to be made in the

roll as may be necessary to give effect to the decisions of the appellate officer under

this rule.

23. Revision of rolls.- (1) The roll for every ward shall be revised under

section 35, either intensively or summarily or partly intensively and partly

summarily as the State Election Commission may direct.

(2) Where the roll or any part thereof is to be revised intensively in any year,

it shall be prepared afresh and the provisions of rules 3 to 22 shall apply in relation

to such revision as they apply in relation to the first preparation of a electoral roll.

(3) When the electoral roll or any part thereof is to be revised summarily in

any year, the registration officer shall cause to be prepared a list of amendments

to the relevant parts of the electoral roll on the basis of such information as may

be readily available and publish the roll together with the list of amendments in

drafts and the provisions of rules 7 to 22 shall apply in relation to such revision as

they apply in relation to the first preparation of a electoral roll.

(4) Where at any time between the publication in draft of the revised roll

under sub-rule (2) or of the roll and list of amendments under sub-rule (3) and the

final publication of the same under rule 21, any names have been directed to be

included in the roll for the time being in force under section 35 of the Act, the

registration officer shall cause the names to be included also in the revised roll

unless there is, in his opinion, any valid objection to such inclusion.

24. Correction of entries and inclusion of names in electoral rolls.- (1)

Every application shall be made in duplicate in Form No. 4 (inclusion of name),

Form No.6 (objection to particulars in an entry), Form No.7 (Transposition of entry)

and Form No.8 (deletion of entry), as may be appropriate.

(2) Every such application as is referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be presented

to the registration officer in such manner as the State Election Commission may

direct.

(3) Every application for inclusion presented in pursuance of sub-rule (2)

shall be countersigned, where necessary, by another person whose name is already

included in the electoral roll in which the claimant desires his name to be included.

(4) The fee specified in sub-rule (1) shall be paid in such manner as may be

directed by the Slate Election Commission.

(5) The registration officer shall, immediately on receipt of such application,

direct that one copy thereof be displayed in some conspicuous place in his office

together with a notice inviting objection to such application within a period of seven

days from the date of such display.

(6) The registration officer, shall, as soon as may be after the expiry of the

period specified in sub-rule (5), consider the application and objections thereto, if

any, received by him and shall, if satisfied, direct the inclusion, deletion, correction

or transposition of entries in the electoral roll, as may be necessary:

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.

25. Appeals from orders.- (l) Every appeal shall be,-

(a) in the Form of a memorandum signed by the appellant;

(b) accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against; and

from the date of the order appealed against or sent by registered post so as to reach

him within that period:

Provided that the District Election Officer may condone the delay in the

presentation of the appeal to him, if he is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient

cause for not presenting it within the time specified.

(2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1) an appeal shall be deemed to have been

presented to the District Election Officer, when the memorandum of appeal is

delivered by, or on behalf of, the appellant to the District Election Officer himself.

26. Identity Cards for Electors in notified constituencies.- (1) The State

Election Commission may, with a view to preventing impersonation of electors and

facilitating their identification at the time of poll, by notification in the official

Gazette of the State, direct that the provisions of this rule shall apply to any such

ward or part thereof as may be specified in the notification.

(2) The Registration Officer for such notified ward shall, as soon as may be,

after the issue of the notification under sub-rule (1), arrange for the issue to every

elector of an identity card prepared in accordance with the provisions of this rule.

(3) The identity card shall,-

(a) be prepared in duplicate;

(b) contain the name, age, residence and such other particular of the elector

as may be specified by the State Election Commission;

expense of the Government; and

(d) bear the facsimile signature of the Registration Officer:

Provided that if the elector refuses or evades to have his photograph taken

or cannot be found at his residence by the official photographer in spite of repeated

attempts, no such identity card shall be prepared for the elector and a note of such

refusal or evasion or that the elector could not be found at his residence in spite of

repeated attempts shall be made in the copy of the electoral roll maintained by the

registration officer.

(4) One copy of the identity card prepared under sub-rule (3) shall be

retained by the registration officer and the other copy shall be delivered to the

elector to be kept by him for production at the time of poll.

27. Custody and preservation of roll and connected papers.- (1) After

the electoral roll for a ward has been finally published, the following papers shall

be kept in the office of the registration officer or at such other place as the District

Election officer may by order specify until the expiration of one year after the

completion of the next intensive revision of that electoral roll,-

(a) one complete copy of the electoral roll;

(b) statements submitted to the registration officer under rule 6;

(d) application in regard to the preparation of the electoral roll;

(e) manuscript parts prepared by enumerating agencies and used for

compiling the electoral roll;

(f) papers relating to claims and objections; and

(g) papers relating to appeals under rule 22.

(2) One complete copy of the electoral roll for each ward duly authenticated

by the registration officer shall also be kept in such place as the District Election

Officer may specify, as permanent record.

28. Inspection of electoral rolls and connected papers.- Every person

shall have the right to inspect the papers relating to electoral roll referred to in rule

27 and to get attested copies thereof on payment of such fee as may be fixed by the

District Election Officer.

29. Disposal of electoral rolls and connected papers.- (1) The papers

referred to in rule 27 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 State Election

Commission in this behalf, be disposed of in such manner as the District Election

Officer may direct.

(2) Copies of the electoral roll for any ward in excess of the number required

for deposit and for any other public purpose shall be disposed of at such time and

in such manner as the State Election Commission may direct and until such

disposal shall be made available for sale to the public by payment of an amount

prescribed by the State Election Commission.

30. Special provision for adoption of Electoral roll of the Assembly

Constituency.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the State

Election Commission may, if it deems it necessary, prepare the electoral rolls of

City Corporations without conducting an enumeration by adopting the electoral

rolls of the Assembly Constituencies prepared under the Representation of the

People Act, 1950 (Central Act 43 of 1950) for the time being in force for the purpose

of elections under the Act.

(2) The Electoral roll of Assembly Constituency as adopted under sub-rule

(1) shall be divided into separate parts for each ward of the city corporation and all

electors included in the electoral roll for the Assembly Constituency relating thereto

shall be incorporated in the electoral roll of the wards of the city corporation

concerned.

(3) In preparing the electoral rolls under sub-rule (1), the State Election

Commission shall mutatis mutandis follow the procedure laid down for the

preparation of electoral rolls under the Act and the rules made there under:

Provided that, the electoral roll for such wards for the corporations shall not

include any amendment, transposition, inclusion or deletion of entry made after

the last date for making nomination for the election to such ward and before

completion of such election.

By Order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka,

(NANDAKUMAR B.)

Under Secretary to Government,

Urban Development Department

(BBMP-2 and Coordination).

FORM No- 1

(see rule 4)

ELECTORAL ROLL 20……..

....................................

(Ward

No.)

................................................................... (Name of City Corporation) Ward

PART .............

Name of Polling Station............................

No. assigned to Polling Station ................................

Area of Polling Station..............................

SSl.

No.

House No.

& House

Name (in

bracket)

Name of

Elector

Name of

Father /

Mother /

Husband

Male /

Female

Age as on 1^stof

April/July/Oct./

Jan. 20____

((1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Electoral Registration Officer

Sl. No………………….

………………………………………….

Roll ……………. 20 ……

…………………………….

Part……….

List of Amendment 20……

…………………………..(Year)……….

ADDITIONS

SSl.

No.

House No.

& House

Name (in

bracket)

Name of

Elector

Name of

Father /

Mother /

Husband

Male /

Female

Age as on 1^stof

April/July/Oct./

Jan. 20____

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

CORRECTIONS

Sl. No. of entry

Name of Elector

For

Existing entry

Read

(Correct entry)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

DELETIONS

Sl. No. of entry

Name of Elector

(1)

(2)

Electoral Registration Officer

……………………………..

FORM No- 2

(see rule 6)

LETTER OF REQUEST

To,

The occupant of....................................................

Sir/Madam,

The preparation of the electoral roll for the Ward of the City Corporation in

which you are residing has been taken in hand. It will greatly facilitate my work if

you will kindly complete the enumeration card below after reading the attached

instructions and hand it over to my assistant who will call for it.

Electoral Registration Officer,

of the ........................................

City Corporation

ENUMERATION CARD

Name of City Corporation

Name of Ward

Polling Station number

House number

House name

Name and particulars of adult citizens ordinarily residing in the above

premises:

SSl.

No.

Name of

Citizen

Particulars as to

Father or Husband

Male of

Female

Age as on 1^stof

April/July/Oct./

Jan. 20____

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

DECLARATION FORM

I solemnly declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of

my knowledge and belief and that none of the names mentioned above has been

included in the electoral roll for any other constituency.

Date:

Signature

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Enter the name of all persons who have completed 18 years of age on or

before the 1^st April, 1^st July, 1^st October and 1^st January of this year and who are

ordinarily residing in the premises.

2. Only the names of those who are citizens of India should be entered.

3. Enter against Sl. No. 1 in the first column, the name of the head or other

Senior member of the family, provided he or she has the qualifications mentioned

in paragraphs 1 and 2 above.

4. Ordinarily residing does not mean that the person should be actually in

the house when you are filling in the form. The persons who normally live in the

house should be included even though they may be temporarily absent, e.g. on a

journey or on business or in hospital. On the other hand, a guest or visitor, who

normally lives elsewhere but happens to be in the house at the time should not be

included.

5. All ordinary residents having the qualifications referred to in item No. 1

and 2 of the house should be included, whether they are members of the family or

not, but do not enter the names of any person who is a member of the Armed Forces

of India or is employed under the Government of India in a post outside India or

the name of such person's wife if she ordinarily resides with him.

6. In the case of ever)' male citizen, enter in the third column the name of

his father preceded by the words "son of "

7. In the case of every female citizen, enter in the third column-

(i)

the name of the husband preceded by the words "wife of" if she

be married;

(ii)

the name of the late husband preceded by the words "widow of"

if she be a widow; and

(iii)

the name of the father preceded by the words "daughter of' if she

be unmarried.

8. In the fourth column, enter the age of the citizen as accurately as

possible, giving only the number of complete years and ignoring the months.

9. Any person who makes a statement or declaration which he either

knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true is punishable under

section 236 of Bhrathiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2024.

FORM No- 3

(see rule 8)

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ELECTORAL ROLL IN DRAFT

To,

The Elector…………………………………………….ward

No……………………

Notice is hereby given that the electoral roll for Ward No.(s)

………………………………………………………of………………………………………..City

Corporation has been prepared in accordance with the Greater Bengaluru

Governance (Registration of Electors) Rules, 2025and that a copy thereof is

available for inspection at the office of the ……………..………………….during hours.

The qualifying date for the preparation of the Electoral roll is

………………………..

If, with reference to the above qualifying date, there be any claim for the

inclusion of a name in the roll or any objection to the inclusion of a name or any

objection to particulars in any entry, it should be lodged on or before the

………………………………………………… in Forms Nos. 4, 5 and 6 as may be

appropriate.

Every such claim or objection should either be presented in my office or to

……………………..or sent by post to the address given below so as to reach me not

later than the aforesaid date.

Date

Electoral Registration Officer

Address :

FORM No-4

(see rule 11(1) and 24]

CLAIM APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME.

To,

The Electoral Registration Officer,

………………………………………………………..

Ward No………………………of……………………………… City Corporation

Sir,

I request that my name be include in the electoral roll in the above Ward in

part No………………………………………………relating to City Corporation.

name

(Full)……………………………………………………………………………

Father’s/Mother’s/Husband’s

name………………………………………………………

Particulars

place

residence

area

……………………………………………………….

House

No.

any

……………………………………………………………………………….

Street

No.

.………

Name

Locality……………………………………………………….….

Police

Station

…………………………………………………………………………………

Post

Office&

Code

………………………………………………………………………

Taluk

……………………………………….

District………………………………………..

Mobile No. …………………………

I hereby declare to the best of my knowledge and belief :-

(i) that I am a citizen of India;

(ii) that my age on qualifying date, i.e. ……………was ……………..;

(iii) that I am ordinarily resident at the address given above ;

(iv) that I have not applied for the inclusion of my name in the electoral roll

for any other Ward or City Corporation or Notified Area Authority;

(v) that my name has not been included in the electoral roll for any other

Ward or City Corporation or Notified Area Authority.

That my name has been included in the electoral roll in Ward No…………......

of City Corporation and I request that the same may be excluded from that electoral

roll :-

Photo of

claimant

Place:

Signature or thumb impression of the claimant.

I am an elector included in the electoral roll of the same part in which the

claimant

has

applied

for

inclusion,

namely

Part

No………………………………………………. of Ward No………………………………….of

………………………………………………City Corporation. My serial number therein

is …………………………………………………… I support this claim and countersign

it.

Signature of the elector

Name (in full)…………………….

Note: Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false or

which he either known or believe to be false or does not believe to be true is

punishable under Section 236 of Bhrathiya Nyaya Sanhitha.

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Intimation

Action

taken

the

application

Form

No.

ofShri/Smt./Kumari…………………………………………………………………………Add

ress……………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………

has

been

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………..

(a) accepted and his/her name has been included in the electoral roll vide

Sl. No. ……………………………. Part No………………………………………………..

(b)rejected for the reason …………………………………………………………….

Date :

Electoral Registration Officer

(Address)

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Receipt of application Received the application in Form No. 4 from

Shri/Smt./Kumari……………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………address…………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Date :

lectoral Registration Officer (Address)

I am an elector and my name has been included in Part No. ………………. of

Ward No………………………. of the electoral roll under Serial No. ……………… I

support this objection and countersign it ……………………..

Signature of the elector

(Name in full)

FORM No-5

(see rule 11(2))

OBJECTION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME

To,

The Electoral Registration Officer,

……………………………………………………………………………………

Ward No…………………………. of …………………………City Corporation.

Sir,

I object to the inclusion of the name of ………………………………………… all

Serial No………………… in Part No. …………………………….. of the electoral roll for

the following reason(s)………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……

………………………………………………………………………………………….

I hereby declare that the facts mentioned above are true to the best of my

knowledge and belief.

My name has been included in the electoral roll for this constituency as

follows:

Name in full ……………………………………………………………

Father’s / Husband’s Name ……………………………………………

Serial No……………………………………………………………………………..

Part No……………………………………………………………………………….

Ward No……………………………………………………………………..

Date:

Signature / thumb impress of objector

(full postal address)

I am an elector and my name has been included in Part No. ……………….

of Ward No………………………. of the electoral roll under Serial No. ……………… I

support this objection and countersign it ……………………..

Signature of the elector

(Name in full)

FORM No- 6

(see rules 11(3) and 24)

OBJECTION TO PARTICULARS IN AN ENTRY

To,

The Electoral Registration Officer,

…………………………………….

(Name of the Corporation)

Sir,

I submit that the entry relating to myself which appears at Serial No.

………………… ……………………………….. in the Part No. ………………………… of the

electoral as “ ……………………………………” is not correct. It should be corrected as

follows: -

“…………………………………………….”

Place:

Signature or thumb impression of the

Date: elector

Note: Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false and which

he either knows or believes it to be false or does not believe it to be true is punishable

under section 236 of Bhrathiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023).

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INTIMATION OF ACTION TAKEN

The objection in Form 6 lodged by Shri / Smt. / Kumari ………………………………

address ……………………………………………………………………………… has been-

(a) accepted and the relevant entry has been corrected to read as follows:-

“………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………..”

(b) rejected for the reason ………………………………………………………

Electoral Registration Officer,

(Address) ………………………………………

Date:

………………………………………………….

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RECEIPT FOR APPLICATION

Received

the

application

Form

from

Shri

Smt.

Kumar

*…………………………………

Address

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Electoral Registration Officer,

(Address) ………………………………………

Date:

………………………………………………….

______________________________________

* To be filled in by the applicant.

FORM No- 7

(see rule 24)

APPLICATION FOR TRANSPOSITION OF ENTRY IN ELECTORAL ROLL

To,

The Electoral Registration Officer,

…………………………………….

(Name of the Corporation)

Sir,

I submit that the entry relating to myself which appears at Serial No.

…………………. in the Part No. ………………………… of the electoral roll for the ward

relating to *myself, namely …………………………………………………………………..

Son / Wife / Daughter of ……………. …………………………………. Should be

transposed to Part No. ……………………….. of this roll, because* I have / the said

elector has changed *my / his / her place of ordinary residence to ………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

… which is within the same ward.

I declare that I am an elector of this ward being enrolled at Serial

No…………………………….. in Part No. ………………………… of the roll.

Signature / Thumb impression of applicant

Place:

(Full Postal Address)…………………………………

Date:

……………………………………………………….

Note: Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false and

which he either knows or believes it to be false or does not believe it to be true is

punishable under Section 236 of Bhrathiya Nyaya Sanhitha.

*Strike out the inappropriate words.

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Photograp

h of

applicant

INTIMATION OF ACTION TAKEN

The application in Form 7 lodged by Shri / Smt. / Kumari

………………………………

address

……………………………………………………………………………… has been-

(a) accepted

and

the

name

Shri

Smt.

Kumari

………………………………

………………………………………

has

been

transposed

Part

No.

…………………

(b) rejected

for

the

reason

……………………………………………………………….…

Electoral Registration Officer,

(Address) ………………………………………

Date:

………………………………………………….

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RECEIPT FOR APPLICATION

Received the application in Form 7 from Shri / Smt. Kumar

*…………………………………

Address

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Electoral Registration Officer,

(Address) ………………………………………

Date:

………………………………………………….

* To be filled in by the applicant.

FORM No- 8

(see rule 24)

APPLICATION FOR DELETION OF ENTRY IN ELECTORAL ROLL

To,

The Electoral Registration Officer,

.................................. (Name of Corporation)

Sir,

I submit that the entry at Serial No ..................................In Part No

....................................................... of the Electoral roll for the above-mentioned

constituency

*Shri/Smt./Kumari

…..........................................................

Son/

Wife/

Daughter

...................................................................................... requires to be deleted as

the said person is dead/is no longer ordinarily resident

in this locality/*is not entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for the

following reasons :-

..................................................................................................................

...........................

..................................................................................................................

............................

I hereby declare that the facts mentioned above are true to the best of my

knowledge and

belief.

I declare that I am an elector of this constituency, being enrolled at Serial

................................................................................

Part

No........................................................ of the roll.

Signature / Thumb impression of

Place :

objector

Date :

(Full Postal Address)

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 Section 236 of Bhrathiya Nyaya Sanhitha.

* Strike out the inappropriate words.

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INTIMATION OF ACTION TAKEN

The application in Form 8 lodged by

Shri/Smt./Kumari..............................................................Address

.................................................................................................. has been,

(a) accepted and the name of Shri/Smt./

Kumari...........................................as appearing

at SI. No ............... in Part No.......................has been deleted.

(b) rejected for the reason

..................................................................................

Electoral Registration Officer

Date :

Address

..........................................................

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RECEIPT FOR APPLICATION

Received the application in Form 8 from Shri/Smt./Kumari

........................... Address *

Electoral Registration Officer

Date :

Address

...................................

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* To be filled in by the applicant.

FORM No- 9

(see rule 13 and 14)

LIST OF CLAIMS

Date of

Receipt

SSl.

No.

Name of

Claimant

Name of

father /

husband /

mother/

Place of

residence

Date,

time and

place of

hearing

(1)

((2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)*

* To be filled only by the Registration Officer and not by an officer

designated under Rule 12.

FORM No-10

(see rule 13 and 14)

LIST OF OBJECTIONS TO INCLUSION OF NAME

Date

Recei

Sl. No.

Full

Name

Object

Particula

rs of

objected

Reason

in brief

for

objectio

PPa

rt No.

Nam

e in

full

Date,

time

and

place

hearin

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

FORM No- 11

(see rule 13 and 14)

LIST OF OBJECTIONS TO PARTICULRS IN ENTRIES

Date of

Receipt

SSl.

No.

Name in full

of elector

objecting

Part No. &

Sl. No. of

entry

Nature of

Objection

Date,

time and

place of

hearing

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)*

* To be filled only by the Registration Officer and not by an officer

designated under rule 12.

FORM No- 11-A

(see rule 13 and 14)

LIST OF TRANSPOSITION OF ENTRY IN ELECTORAL ROLL

Date of

Receipt

SSl.

No.

Name in full

of elector

Part No. & Sl.

No. of

existing entry

Part No. to be

transposed

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

* To be filled only by the Registration Officer and not by an officer

designated under rule 12.

FORM No-11-B

(see rule 13 and 14)

LIST OF DELETION OF ENTRY IN ELECTORAL ROLL

Date of

Receipt

SSl.

No.

Name in full

of elector to

be deleted

Part No. & Sl.

No. of entry

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

*To be filled only by the Registration Officer and not by an officer designated

under rule 12.

FORM No-12

(see rule 17(1)(b))

NOTICE OF HEARING OF A CLAIM

To,

………………………………….

Reference : Claim No………………………………………………….

Take notice that your claim for the inclusion of your name in the

electoral

roll

will

heard

…………………………………..

(Place)

……………………….. O’ Clock on the …………………………………………

You are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as you

may like to adduce.

Place:

Date :

Electoral Registration Officer

Ward No………………………

City Corporation

(Address)………………………………………..

…………………………………………………..

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE NOTICE

Received notice of the date of hearing

……………………………………….

CLAIMANT

Certified that the notice on the claimant has been duly served by me on

this ……………………………..day of ……………………..on ……………….………….

(Name)… ……………………………………………………..… personally / by affixation on

residence.

Place:

Date :

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N.B. If this notice is served by a Serving Officer.

FORM No- 13

(see rule 17(1)(b)(ii))

NOTICE TO THE OBJECTOR-I

Duplicate

(Office Copy)

To,

(Full Name and Address of Objector………………………………………..

………………………………………..……………………………………

Ref: 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 ……………

you are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as you may like

to adduce.

Place:

Date:

Electoral Registration Officer

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NOTICE TO THE OBJECTOR-II

Original

To be served on the objector

Ref: 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 ……………

you are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as you may like

to adduce.

Place:

Date:

Electoral

Registration Officer

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE

RECEIVED BEFORE THE DATE OF HEARING

Date :

Objector………………………

…………………………………….. certified that the notice on the objector

has been duly served by me this the …………………………. Day of ……………………..

on (Name)……………………………………………………………………. personally / by

affixing on residence.

Place:

Date:

Serving Officer

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N.B. If this notice served by post, attach the receipt here.

FORM No-14

(see rule 17(1)(b)(ii))

NOTICE TO THE PERSON IN RESPECT OF WHOM OBJECTION HAS BEEN

MADE

Duplicate

(Office Copy)

To,

(Full Name & Address of Objector………………………………………..

………………………………………..……………………………………

Ref: Objection No. …………………………

Take notice that your objection of your name at Sl. No………………… in Part

…………………………………of the electoral roll for ……………………… ward filed by

(Full

Name

and

Address

…………………………………………………………..

Objector) will be heard at………………… (Place) at……………………….. O’clock on

the………………………….. day of …………… you are directed to be present at the

hearing with such evidence as you may like to adduce. The grounds of objections

(in brief) are :-

(a)

(b)

(c)

Place:

Date:

Electoral

Registration Officer

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FORM No- 14

(see rule 17(1)(b)(ii))

NOTICE TO THE PERSON IN RESPECT OF WHOM OBJECTION HAS BEEN

MADE

Original

(to be served on the person objected to)

To,

(Full Name & Address of Objector………………………………………..

………………………………………..……………………………………

Ref: Objection No. …………………………

Take notice that your objection of your name at Sl. No………………… in Part

…………………………………of the electoral roll for ……………………… ward filed by

(Full

Name

and

Address

…………………………………………………………..

Objector) will be heard at………………… (Place) at……………………….. O’clock on

the………………………….. day of …………… you are directed to be present at the

hearing with such evidence as you may like to adduce. The grounds of objections

(in brief) are :-

(a)

(b)

(c)

Place:

Date:

Electoral Registration Officer

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE

RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE DATE OF HEARING

Date :

Person

Objector

to………………………

…………………………………….. certified that the notice on the person,

the entry relating to whose name has been objected to, has been duly served by me

this the ………………………………………. day of ……………….……………….. on

(Name)…………………………………………………………………….

personally

affixing on residence.

Place:

Date:

Serving Officer

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N.B. If this notice served by post, attach the receipt here.

FORM No- 15

(see rule 17(1)(b)(iii))

NOTICE TO THE OBJECTOR ON THE HEARING OF AN OBJECTION

AGAINST THE INCLUSION OF A NAME

To,

(Full Name & Address of Objector………………………………………..

………………………………………..……………………………………

Reference: Objection No………………………………………………………………..

Take notice that your objection to the inclusion of the

………………………………………… ………………………………… will be heard at

…………………………..(Place) at ……………….. O’ clock on the

…………………………day of ………………………… 20………………

You are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as