Panaji, 26th February, 2021 (Phalguna 7, 1942)

SERIES II No. 48

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

No. 4

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Elections

Goa State Election Commission

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Order

No. 1/199/Standing orders/200-SEC/435

Sub.: Restriction on number of Nomination papers

for local body elections.

Whereas, under Article 243K of the Constitution

of India, read with Section 237 (1) of the Goa

Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, the State Election

Commission is vested with the power of

Superintendence, direction and control for, Conduct

of all elections to the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.

And whereas, under Article 243ZA of the

Constitution of India, read with Section 10A of the

Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, the State Election

Commission is vested with the powers of

Superintendence, direction and control for the

conduct of elections to the Municipal Councils.

And whereas, under Article 243ZA of the

Constitution of India, read with Section 11(1) of the

City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002, the State

Election Commission is vested with the powers of

Superintendence, direction and control for the

conduct of the elections to the Corporation.

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And whereas, the Rule 12(4) of the Goa Panchayat

and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996

specifies that “Not More than two nomination papers

shall be presented by any candidate or accepted by

the Returning Officer for election in the same ward

or Constituency, as the case may be.”

And whereas, Rule 12 of the Goa Municipalities

(Election) Rules, 1969 and Rule 12 of the Corporation

of the City of Panaji (Election) Rules, 2004 are silent

on the restriction on the number of nomination

papers to be submitted.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers vested

in me under Rule 64 of the Goa Municipalities

(Election) Rules, 1969 and Rule 101 of the Corporation

of the City of Panaji (Election) Rules, 2004, I, Chokha

Ram Garg, State Election Commissioner, Goa do

hereby direct as follows:

• Not More than two nomination papers shall be

presented by any candidate or accepted by the

Returning Officer for election in the same ward

of the Municipal Council.

• Not More than two nomination papers shall be

presented by any candidate or accepted by the

Returning Officer for election in the same ward

of the Corporation of the City of Panaji.

Chokha Ram Garg, IAS, Commissioner (Goa State

Election Commission).

Panaji, 25th February, 2021.