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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

Councils and Presidents and Members of Village Panchayats)

Rules, 1978, namely:–

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Septembre

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Puducherry

Friday

24th

September

2021

(2 Asvina 1943)

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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;

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.”

“(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

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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:–

“(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-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).