Odisha Gazette, No. 871, 11 April 2025

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The Odisha G a z e t t e

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 871 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025/CHAITRA 21, 1947

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, ODISHA,

TOSHALI BHAWAN, B-2,1ST FLOOR, SATYANAGAR,

BHUBANESWAR-751007

O R D E R

The 11th April 2025

No. 902-SEC(cid:582)Whereas, Collectors and Sub-Collectors of different Districts have submitted proposals for by-elections to the offices of Zilla Parishad Members, Panchayat Samiti Members, Sarpanches and Ward Members as per Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules, 1994, Odisha Panchayat Samiti Election Rules, 1991 and Odisha Gram Panchayat Election Rules, 1965 respectively;

Whereas, the Commission has decided to prepare ward-wise the Electoral Roll for the concerned Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Gram Panchayat, and Ward on the basis of Assembly Electoral Roll published by Election Commission of India during January, 2025;

Whereas, it is necessary to prepare Ward-wise Electoral Rolls of Gram Panchayats as per the list of vacancies appended at Annexure-III for conduct of by- election;

Now, therefore, the State Election Commission, in exercise of powers vested in it by virtue of Article 243-K of the Constitution of India read with relevant provision of Odisha Zilla Parishad Act, 1991, Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 and Odisha Gram Panchayat Act, 1964 and Rules framed there under directs that ward-wise preliminary Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayats shall be prepared as per schedule detailed in Annexure-I according to the procedure prescribed in Annexure-II of this order. The final Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayat prepared under Odisha Gram Panchayat Election Rules, 1965 comprised within the Zilla Parishad Constituency, Samiti Constituency including revision or addition or alteration, if any, shall together form the Electoral Roll of Zilla Parishad Constituency and Samiti Constituency.

By order and in the name of State Election Commission, Odisha

(M. Mishra) Secretary in-charge2

ANNEXURE -I

SCHEDULE FOR REVISION OF ELECTORAL ROLLs

The Act/Rules referred to above are as prescribed in the Odisha Gram Panchayat Act, 1964 and Odisha Gram Panchayat Election Rules, 1965.

Secretary in-charge3

ANNEXURE-II

PROCEDURE FOR PREPARATION OF THE ELECTORAL ROLL

1. The Collector as Electoral Registration Officer will be in overall charge of preparation and finalization of electoral roll of respective Gram Panchayat/ Panchayat Samiti & Zilla Parishad.

2. Ordinarily, the Collector shall authorize the B.D.O to function as E.R.O in respect of the G.P. Wards, P.S. Constituencies & Zilla Parishad Constituencies coming within his/her area. He/she may also authorize Tahasildar as E.R.O. as a stand- by measure.

3. The Electoral Roll of Assembly Constituencies prepared and published by the Election Commission of India during January, 2025 and thereon currently in force shall be the basis for preparation of the preliminary ward-wise Electoral Rolls. During preparation of Electoral Roll the addition and deletion list of Assembly Electoral Roll shall be taken into consideration.

4. (i) For conduct of by-election to Zilla Parishad Member, Electoral Roll of concerned Zilla Parsiahd shall be up dated. For the purpose the Electoral Roll of Assembly Constituency relating to concerned Zilla Parishad have to be split into separate Electoral Roll for every Gram Panchayat under the Zilla Parishad Ward- wise.

(ii) For of conduct of by-election to Panchayat Samiti Member, Electoral Roll of concerned Panchayat Samiti shall be updated. For this purpose the Electoral Roll of Assembly Constituency relating to concerned Panchayat Samiti have to be split into separate Electoral Roll for every Gram Panchayat under the Panchayat Samiti ward-wise.

(iii) For the purpose of by-election to Sarpanch, the Electoral Roll of Assembly Constituency relating to the concerned Gram Panchayat have to be split into separate Electoral Roll for every Ward.

(iv) For by-election to Ward Member, the Electoral Roll of the Assembly Constituency relating to the concerned Wards have to be split as per Rule 5(1) of the O.G.P.E. Rules, 1965.

5. The preliminary Electoral Roll shall be prepared in Form No.1 prescribed by the Commission under the seal and signature of the Electoral Registration Officer.

6. (i) The preliminary Electoral Roll of the Ward prepared in accordance with Rule 5(1) of the O.G.P.E. Rules, 1965 shall be published by the E.R.O. at a conspicuous place at the headquarters of the Gram Sasan together with a notice in Form No.2, in accordance with the provisions under Rule 5(3).

(ii) Such notice shall also be published in the notice board of the concerned Panchayat Samiti, Sub-Collector and Collector.

(iii) It should be ensured that the copies of the preliminary Electoral Roll is kept open at Gram Panchayat Office for inspection by the public for entire period during filing of claims and objections.

7. Only the claims of persons whose name find place in the Assembly Electoral Roll but does not find place in the Electoral Roll of the Ward now prepared shall be entertained. No new claims for enrolment shall be entertained.

8. After completion of enquiry into all claims and objections in the manner prescribed above, the Electoral Registration Officer shall prepare the final Electoral Roll.

9. Electoral Roll of the concerned Ward and Gram Panchayat, Panchayat

Samiti constituency and Zilla Parishad Constituency where by-election is

proposed as per annexure-III shall only be printed.

10. Final Electoral Roll and printed copy of the Electoral Roll shall be duly authenticated by E.R.O. at every page and forwarded to Commission with both Soft and Hard copy.

Secretary in-charge5

ANNEXURE-III

DE-RESERVATION

Secretary in-charge14

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