Puducherry Municipalities (Registration of Electors) (Amendments) Rules, 2023.

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No. Puducherry Tuesday 21st March 2023

(30 Phalguna 1944)

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 20/LAS/A1/2023, Puducherry, dated 17th March 2023)

NOTIFICATION

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

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

and 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 Municipalities (Registration of Electors) Rules,

1974, namely:-

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Puducherry Municipalities (Registration of Electors) (Amendments) Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall extent 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 Municipalities (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1974, [hereinafter referred to as the said rules] in rule 2, after sub-rule (a), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"(aa) "Aadhaar Number" means, the Unique Identification

Number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

3. Amendment of rule 5(6).— In the said rules, in rule 5, sub-rule (6), for the words "his wife", the words and figure "his/her spouse" shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of rule 5(7).— In the said rules, in rule 5. sub-rule (7), for the words "his wife", the words and figure "his/her spouse" shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of rule 7(1).— In the said rules, for the word "he"

the words and figure "he/she" shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of Forms 1 to 4 under rule 7.— In the said rules, in rule 7, in Forms, 1, 2, 3 and 4 thereunder, after the words "my wife", the word "husband" shall be inserted.

7. Amendment of rule 8.— In the said rules, in rule 8, for the

existing rule, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"8(1) The Registration Officer, if necessary, may for the purpose preparing the roll; and letter of request in Form 5 to the occupants of dwelling house in the Ward or any part thereof, and every person receiving any such letter shall furnish the information which may include Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India."

After the existing rule 8 (1), the following sub-rules shall be

inserted, namely:-

(2) The Registration Officer may, for the purpose of establishing the identity of any person require that such person may furnish the 619

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Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as per the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

Provided that the Registration Officer may also require the Aadhaar number from persons already included in the electoral roll for the purposes of authentication of entries in electoral roll and to identify registration of name of the same person in the electoral roll of more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency.

(3) Every person whose name is included in the electoral roll may intimate his/her Aadhaar number to such authority in Form-20 appended to this rule.

(4) No application for inclusion of name in the electoral roll shall be denied and no entries in the electoral roll shall be deleted for inability of an individual to furnish or intimate Aadhaar number due to such sufficient causes may be prescribed:

Provided that such individual may be allowed to furnish such

other alternate documents as may be prescribed.

Explanation – For the purpose of this rule, the expression "Aadhaar number" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and sub-section 8(3), 8(4) of the said Act shall apply mutatis mutandis here.

8. Amendment of rule 26.— In the said rules, in rule 26, after

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

"(3) The details of Aadhaar of electors as issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may be linked with Electoral Roll by making an application in Form-20 with proof by the electors as given in rule 8 which shall apply mutatis mutandis here.

(4) The details of Aadhaar or other details for identification of new applicants who submit application for inclusion of name in the Electoral roll and application for transposition of entries, etc., shall also be given in the prescribed Forms 7 and 10, respectively".

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9. Amendment of Form – 7 under rule 13(1) and 27.— In the said rules, in rule 13(1) and 27, for the existing Form 7, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"FORM–7

[See rules 13(1) and 27]

APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME IN

ELECTORAL ROLL

The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No ............................. of Municipal Council of .....................

Sir,

I request that my name be included in the electoral roll for the above Municipal Ward in Ward in Part No ...................... Particulars in support of my claim for inclusion in the electoral roll are given below:-

I. Applicant's details

(1) Name in full :

(2) Age on 1st January : Years Months

(3) Sex : Male Female

(4) Date of Birth : Day Month Year

(5) Place of Birth : Village/ Region

Town

II. (a) Details of relation of applicant (b) Relationship with applicant

(Father/Mother/Husband) (Father/Mother/Husband)

(1)

(2)

(3)

III. Particulars of place of ordinary residence (Full address)

(1) House/Door Number :

(2) Street/Road :

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(3) Area/Locality :

(4) Town/Village :

(5) Post Office : PIN Code -

(6) Police Station :

(7) Taluk :

(8) Region :

IV. Period of continuous residence at the above address on the date of

application :

Years : Months :

V. Details of Local Body and Ward in which the place of ordinary residence at III above is included:

(1) Name of Local Body

(2) Ward No. of the Local Body

VI. Reference in support of claim, if any (Details of member(s) of applicant's family included in the current roll of the ward)

VII. Details of Elector's Photo Identity Card, if issued, in this or any other

ward:

(1) Elector's Photo Identity Card Number :

(2) Date of issue

(3) Name of Assembly/Parliamentary constituency :

4. (i) Aadhaar No.

(ii) I am not able to furnish my Aadhaar number because I don't have Aadhaar number. Therefore, I hereby submit a copy of one of the following documents:- (Please tick any one in the appropriate box)

MGNREGA Job Card

Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office 622 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour

Driving Licence

PAN Card

Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR

Indian Passport

Pension document with photograph

Service Identity Card with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Government/PSUs/ Public Limited Companies.

Official Identity Card Issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs.

Unique Identity (UDID) Card, issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

VIII. Declaration:

I hereby declare that –

(i) I am a citizen of India. .

(ii) I have not applied for the inclusion of my name in the electoral

roll for any other Municipal Ward.

(iii) (a) * My name has not been previously included in the

electoral roll for this or in any other Ward: or

(b) * Ea r l i e r I w a s o r d i n a r i l y r e s i d e d a t t h e a d d r e s s mentioned below and my name is included/might have been included in the relevant part of the electoral roll for–

(1) No. and name of the Ward :

(2) Serial No. and Part No. :

Particulars of place of ordinary residence (Full address)

(1) House/Door number :

(2) Street/Road :

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(3) Area/Locality :

(4) Town/Village :

(5) Post Office : PIN Code :

(6) Police Station :

(7) Taluk :

(8) Region :

I request that my name, so included/if so included, may be deleted

from that electoral roll.

(iv) The facts and particulars mentioned above are true to the best

of my knowledge and belief.

Note : Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is

false or which he either knows or believes to be false or

does not belief to be true, is punishable under section 456

of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973.

Place : Signature or thumb-impression of the Claimant.

Date :

I am submitting the application to the Electoral Registration Officer

through

(i) (Full name and address) or (ii) * in person or (iii) * By post

(*Strike out the inappropriate alternative)

Signature or thumb-impression Signature or thumb-impression

of the person submitting the of the Claimant".

application.

10. Amendment of Form - 10 under rule 27.— In the said rules, in

rule 27, for the existing Form 10, the following shall be substituted,

namely:-

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"FORM–10

(See rule 27)

APPLICATION FOR TRANSPOSITION ENTRY IN

ELECTORAL ROLL

The Electoral Registration Officer, Ward No. ............................ of Municipal Council of .....................

Sir,

I request that entry in the electoral roll for the above-mentioned Ward relating to *myself/*person named below should be transposed to the relevant part of the roll in this Ward. Particulars of the entry to be transposed are given below:

II. Details of person whose entry is to be transposed :

(1) Name in full

(2) Part No. of electoral roll in which his/her name is included

(3) His/Her serial No. in that Part :

(4) Elector's Photo Identity Card No. :

(5) (i) Aadhaar No.

(ii) I am not able to furnish my Aadhaar number because I don't have Aadhaar number. Therefore, I hereby submit a copy of one of the following documents:- (Please tick any one in the appropriate box)

MGNREGA Job Card

Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office.

Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the Scheme of Ministry of Labour.

Driving Licence 625

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PAN Card

Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR

Indian Passport

Pension document with photograph

Service Identity Card with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Government/PSUs/ Public Limited Companies.

Official Identity Card issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs.

Unique Identity ID (UDID) Card, issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

II. (a) Details of relation of applicant (b) Relationship with applicant

(Father/Mother/Husband) (Father/Mother/Husband)

(1)

(2)

(3)

III. Particulars of place of ordinary residence (Full address)

(1) House/Door Number :

(2) Street/Road :

(3) Area/Locality :

(4) Town/Village :

(5) Post Office : PIN Code -

(6) Police Station :

(7) Taluk :

(8) Region :

IV. Period of continuous residence at the above address on the date of

application :

Years : Months :

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V. Details of Local Body and Ward in which the place of ordinary residence at III above is included:

(1) Name of Local Body

(2) Ward No. of the Local Body

VI. Part number to which the entry has to be transposed (if known)

VII. *Details of applicant

(1) Name in full

(2) Ward No. of the Electoral roll in : which his/her name is included

(3) His/Her Serial No. in that Part :

(4) Elector's Photo Identity Card No. :

VIII. *(a) Details of relation of applicant (b) Relationship with applicant

(Father/Mother/Husband) (Father/Mother/Husband)

(1)

(2)

(3)

IX. Particulars of place of ordinary residence (Full address)

(1) House/Door Number :

(2) Street/Road :

(3) Area/Locality :

(4) Town/Village :

(5) Post Office : PIN Code -

(6) Police Station :

(7) Taluk :

(8) Region :

* Parts VII, VIII and IX not to be filled where applicant seeks transposition of his/her own entry. This is only to be filled when an application for transposition is made in respect of someone else who is an elector.

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X. Declaration

I hereby declare that the facts and particulars mentioned above

are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Note : Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false or which he/she either knows or belief to be false or does not believe to be true, is punishable under section 456 of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973.

Place : Signature or thumb-impression of the Applicant.

Date :

I am submitting the application to the Electoral Registration Officer

through

(i) (Full name and address) or (ii) * in person or (iii) * By post

(*Strike out the inappropriate alternative)

Signature or thumb-impression Signature or thumb-impression

of the person submitting the of the Applicant".

application.

FORM–20

[See rules 8(3) & 26(3)]

APPLICATION FOR LINKING AADHAAR WITH

ELECTORAL ROLL

The Electoral Registration Officer of Ward No. .....................of the Municipal Council of .....................

Sir,

I submit that the entry at Serial No. ................ in Part No. ................. of the Electoral Roll for the above-mentioned Ward relating to (*myself, namely) ..................................................................... *son/wife of/daughter of ..................................................... should be linked with the Aadhaar bearing Number ......................................................... issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.

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I declare that I am an elector of this Ward being enrolled at Serial

No. ................. in Part No. ........... of the Roll.

Place : Signature or Thumb-impression of the Applicant Date :

(Full Postal Address)

Note : Any person who makes a statement or declaration which is false and which he/she either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true is punishable under section 456 of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973."

* Strike out the inappropriate words.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

S. SIVAKUMAR, Under Secretary to Government (Local Administration).

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