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No. Puducherry Thursday 26th August 2021
(4 Bhadra 1943)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 32/LAS/2021, Puducherry, dated 17th August 2021)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 65 of the [ 645 ] 646 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Election of Chairman) (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(3) They shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. Amendment of rule 5.— In rule 5 of the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Election of Chairman) Rules, 1996, for the existing second proviso clause, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"Provided further that a candidate for the Office of Chairman shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election unless at the time of delivery of nomination paper under sub-rule (2) of rule 11 of the said rules, he deposits or cause to be deposited with the Returning Officer in cash, a sum of Rupees Ten thousand or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste, a sum of Rupees Five thousand."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
GIDDI BALARAM, Under Secretary to Government (Local Administration).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 33/LAS/2021, Puducherry, dated 17th August 2021)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 65 of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 (No. 9 of 1973) and all other powers enabling the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, in this behalf and in partial modification of the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct of Election of Councillors) Rules, 1974, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the following amendments to the abovesaid rules, namely:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct of Election of Councillors) (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(3) They shall come into force with immediate effect.
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2. Amendment of rule 12.— In sub-rule (1) of rule 12 of the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct of Election of Councillors) Rules, 1974, for the existing sub-rule (1) and the proviso to clause, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"12. Deposits.- (1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election from a Ward unless at the time of delivery of nomination paper under sub-rule (2) of rule 11, he deposits or causes to be deposited with the Returning Officer concerned in cash, a sum of Rupees Five thousand or where, the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste, a sum of Rupees Two thousand and five hundred. A separate deposit shall be required in respect of each Ward for which the candidate wishes to stand:
Provided that where a candidate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for election from the same Ward, not more than one deposit shall be required of him under this sub-rule."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
GIDDI BALARAM, Under Secretary to Government (Local Administration).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 34/LAS/2021, Puducherry, dated 17th August 2021)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9A, 10 and 41, read with section 38 of the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973) and all other powers enabling the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, in this behalf and in partial modification of the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats (Conduct of Election of Members of Commune Panchayat Councils and Presidents and Members of Village Panchayats) Rules, 1978, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the following amendments to the abovesaid rules, namely:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats (Conduct of Election of Members of Commune Panchayat Councils and Presidents and Members of Village Panchayats) [Amendment] Rules, 2021.
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(2) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(3) They shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. Amendment of rule 12.— In rule 12 of the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats (Conduct of Election of Members of Commune Panchayat Councils and Presidents and Members of Village Panchayats) Rules, 1978, for the existing rule, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"12. Deposits.- (1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election unless at the time of delivery of nomination paper under sub-rule (2) of rule 11, he deposits or causes to be deposited with the Returning Officer concerned in cash or enclosed with the nomination paper, a receipt showing that the said sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the respective Commune Panchayat –
(a) for election of Members of Village Panchayats – ` 1,000 (b) for election of Presidents of Village Panchayats – ` 5,000 (c) for election of Members of Commune Panchayats – ` 5,000
Where, the candidate is a member of Scheduled Caste:
(a) for election of Members of Village Panchayats – ` 500 (b) for election of Presidents of Village Panchayats – ` 2,500 (c) for election of Members of Commune Panchayats – ` 2,500
In the case of election of a Member of Panchayats, a separate deposit shall be required in respect of each Ward for which the candidate wishes to stand:
Provided that where, a candidate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for anyone election, not more than one deposit shall be required of him under this sub-rule."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
GIDDI BALARAM, Under Secretary to Government (Local Administration).
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