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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 42/LAS/2021, Puducherry, dated 24th September 2021)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (r) of sub-section (2)

of section 65 of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 (No. 9 of 1973)

and of all other powers enabling her in this behalf, the

Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is hereby pleased to make the

following Amendments to the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct

of Election of Councillors) Rules, 1974 notified vide G.O. Ms. No. 210,

dated the 14th December, 1974 of the Local Administration Department,

Government of Puducherry namely:—

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Puducherry

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24th

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2021

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may

be called the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct of Election of

Councillors) Third 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 4.— In the Puducherry Municipal Councils

(Conduct of Election of Councillors) Rules, 1974, (hereinafter referred

to as “the said rules”) in rule 4, after the sub-rule (6), the following

sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:–

“(7) The Returning Officer shall submit the report to the

Commission on the day of Polling as prescribed in Form-22F.”

3. Amendment of rule 6.— In the said rules, in rule 6, the following

shall be amended, namely:–

(a) Title of the rule 6 shall be substituted as follows:-

“Appointment of Presiding Officer, Polling Officer and Micro-

Observer and their general duties:–”

(b) In rule 6, after clause (b) of sub-rule (4), the following shall

be inserted, namely:–

“(5) The Presiding Officer at the time of polling shall

(a) maintain Presiding Officer’s Diary of important

events happen throughout the polling day;

(b) prepare Presiding Officer’s Additional Report to be

submitted to Observer/Returning Officer;

II, III & IV; and

(d) sign the Mock Poll Certificate and it shall be handed

over to the Returning Officer after completion of the

Polling.

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(6) It shall be the duty of the District Election Officer to

appoint Micro-Observer, and for which he shall obtain the list

of Gazetted Officers/Officials of Government of India in the

Union Territory who shall be eligible to be deployed as

Micro-Observer. In case, Gazetted Officers are not sufficient in

number, Group ‘B’ Gazetted/Non-Gazetted Officers/Officials of

Government of Puducherry shall be utilized for this purpose and

the Micro-Observer shall submit the report as prescribed in the

Annexure 12.16”

4. Amendment of rule 11.— In the said rules, in rule 11, after the

sub-rule (7), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(8) Every candidate shall submit Appendix I to Appendix IV

alongwith the Nomination Form before the Returning Officer.”

5. Amendment of rule 49B.— In the said rules, in rule 49B, after

clause (b) of sub-rule (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(c) maintain the register for preparation of Electronic Voting

Machines and register for sealing of Balloting Unit of Electronic Voting

Machine using Pink Paper Seal as prescribed in the Annexures-12.14 and

12.15, respectively.”

6. Amendment of rule 49C.— In the said rules, in rule 49C, after

sub-rule (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(5) A layout shall be strictly followed where the Electronic

Voting Machines are used as prescribed in the Annexures-12.17 and

12.17(a).”

7. Amendment of rule 49I.— In the said rules, in rule 49I, after

clause (c) of sub-rule (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(3) The Returning Officer shall maintain register of Postal Ballot

Papers issued to Persons Drafted for Election Duty as prescribed in

Form-13D.”

8. Amendment of rule 49L.— In the said rules, in the rule 49L, after

clause (c) of sub-rule (1), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(d) The Polling Officer 2 shall issue a Voter’s Slip with the

electoral details to the elector with his signature, after getting the

signature of the elector in the Register of Voters.”

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9. Amendment of Form-22A in rule 49S.— In the said rules, in

Form-22A appended to rule 49S, after words “Machine used at the

Polling Station balloting unit (Sl. No. ….)”, the following shall be inserted

in the said form, namely:–

“Identification Number of Voting Machines used at the Polling Station:

Control Unit

Detachable Memory Module (DMM) :

Balloting Unit

: ”

10. Amendment of rule 58C.— In the said rules, in rule 58C, after

clause (C) of sub-rule (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:–

“(3) A Layout shall be strictly followed in Counting Hall as

prescribed in Annexure 13.4A.

(4) If, any discrepancy arises in and during the course of

counting of votes,

(i) Action to be taken in case of malfunctioning of Electronic

Voting Machines during counting of votes as prescribed

in Form-22B.

(ii) Report on discrepancy in total votes in the Control Unit

whose CLOSE button was not pressed by the Presiding

Officer at the end of poll and as mentioned in Form 22A

and as prescribed under Form-22C.

(iii) Report on getting result data from Control Unit whose

CLOSE button was not pressed by the Presiding Officer

at the end of Poll as prescribed in Form-22D.

(iv) Shall prepare tabulation of round-wise Trend’s Sheet as

prescribed under Form-22E.”

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

GIDDI BALARAM,

Under Secretary to Government

(Local Administration).