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No. Puducherry Friday 24th September 2021
(2 Asvina 1943)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 43/LAS/2021, Puducherry, dated 24th September 2021)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38 of the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 (No. 10 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 Village and Commune Panchayats (Conduct of Election of Members of Commune Panchayat C o u n c i l s a n d P r e s i d e n t s a n d M e m b e r s o f Vi l l a g e P a n c h a y a t s ) Rules, 1978, namely:–
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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) 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 5.— In the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats (Conduct of Election of Members of Commune Panchayat Councils and Presidents and Members of Village Panchayats) Rules, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 5, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule may be inserted, namely:–
"(4) The Returning Officer shall submit the report to the
Commission on the day of Polling as prescribed in Form-15G."
3. Amendment of rule 8.— In the said rules, in rule 8, the following
shall be amended, namely:–
(i) Title of the rule 8 shall be substituted as follows:–
"Appointment of Presiding Officer, Polling Officer and Micro-
Observer and their general duties:–"
(ii) In rule 8, 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;
(c) read and sign the declaration Forms given in Part I,
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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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 clause (c)
of sub-rule (6), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:–
"(7) Every candidate shall submit Appendix I to Appendix IV
alongwith the Nomination Form before the Returning Officer."
5. Amendment of rule 35B.— In the said rules, in rule 35B, after the clause (b) of sub-rule (4), the following clause 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 35C.— In the said rules, in rule 35C, after
sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule 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 35I.— In the said rules, in rule 35I, after clause (c) of sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule 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-13F."
8. Amendment of rule 35L.— In the said rules, in rule 35L after the clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 35L, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:–
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9. Amendment of Form-15B in rule 35S.— In the said rules in
Form–15-B appended to rule 35S 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 41C.— In the said rules, in rule 41C, 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 15C.
(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 15B
is prescribed under Form 15D.
(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 15E.
(iv) Shall prepare tabulation of round-wise Trend's Sheet as
prescribed under Form 15F."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
GIDDI BALARAM,
Under Secretary to Government
(Local Administration).
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