Panaji, 19th March, 2021 (Phalguna 28, 1942)

SERIES II No. 51

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

NO. 3

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Elections

Goa State Election Commission

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Order

No. 4/21/GMCNSE/SEC-2019/796

Sub.: Appointment of Polling agent

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.

And whereas, Rule 19 of the Goa Municipalities

(Election) Rules, 1969 and Rule 18 of the Corporation

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

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

1595

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on whether the Polling agent authorized and

appointed by the contesting candidate or his

election agent shall be an elector of the same ward

from where the candidate is contesting the election.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers vested

in me under Rule 64 the Goa Municipalities

(Election) Rules, 1969 and Rule 101 of the

Corporation of the City of Panaji (Election) Rules,

2004, State Election Commissioner, Goa do hereby

direct as follows:

1. Polling agent authorized and appointed by

the contesting candidate or his election agent

at the polling booth shall be an elector of the

same ward from where the candidate is

contesting the election for the Ward of Municipal

Council.

2. Polling agent authorized and appointed by

the contesting candidate or his election agent

at the polling booth shall be an elector of the

same ward from where the candidate is

contesting the election for the Ward of

Corporation of the City of Panaji.

W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner,

Goa State Election Commission.

Panaji, 18th March, 2021.

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