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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 022/A1/LAS/2022, Puducherry, dated 4th May 2022)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (l) 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

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

be called the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Conduct of Election of

Councillors) [Amendment] Rules, 2022.

(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 2.— In the Puducherry Municipal Councils

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

as “the said rules”] in rule 2 (1),

(a) For the existing clause (a), the following shall be

substituted, namely:-

(i) “(a) ‘absentee voter’ means, a person belonging to the

class of senior citizen or persons with disability or COVID

affected persons as identified before 15 days of poll;”

after clause (a), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

(ii) “(a)(a) ‘Act’ means, the Puducherry Municipalities Act,

1973 (No. 9 of 1973);”

(b) after the existing clause (f), the following shall be inserted,

namely:-

“(f)(a) ‘person with disability’ means, a person already

marked/flagged as person with disability in the database for the

electoral roll;

(c) after the existing clause (h), the following shall be inserted,

namely:-

“(h)(a) ‘senior citizen’ means, an elector belonging to the

class of absentee voters and is above 80 years of age;”

3. Amendment of rule 36.— In rule 36 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1),

after the proviso, the following second proviso shall be inserted,

namely:-

“Provided further that in case of absentee voter, the postal ballot

paper shall be issued by the Returning Officer in such manner as may

be specified by the State Election Commission.”

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4. Amendment of rule 37.— In rule 37 of the said rules, after the

sub-rule (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3) In the case of an absentee voter, the recording of vote shall

be made in such Centre or any other place where the voter ordinarily

resides or as may be specified by the State Election Commission.”

5. Amendment of rule 40.— In rule 40 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1),

the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that in the case of absentee voter, the postal ballot

paper shall be returned to the Returning Officer in such a way, as may

be directed by the State Election Commission.”

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

GIDDI BALARAM,

Under Secretary to Government

(Local Administration).

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