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RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

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

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Goa State Election Commission

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Order

No. 3/28/GEVP-186/2022-SEC/3861

Subject: Adjournment of Poll of Ward No. IX of

Village Panchayat Calangute.

Read:

Form No. 2 vide No. 3/28/GEVP/186/2022-

-SEC/3488 dated 16-7-2022.

Whereas, a reports of the Presiding Officer,

Returning Officer, General Observer and District

Election Officer are received in this Commission

thereby informing that in Ward No. IX of Village

Panchayat Calangute in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo

(North Wing) it is observed that, on the Ballot paper

the symbols appearing for 2 candidates, i.e Minesh

Manohar Kalangutkar and Sapnesh Manohar

Vaingankar are differing from the symbols allotted

to them as informed by the aforesaid candidates. It is

further reported that the symbol appearing for

Minesh Manohar Kalangutkar on Ballot paper is

Camera and the symbol appearing for Sapnesh

Manohar Vaingankar is Car, whereas on Form 5 the

symbol for Minesh Manohar Kalangutkar has been

Car and the symbol for Sapnesh Manohar Vaingankar

has been Desk.

And whereas, it is reported that the candidates

mentioned above have campaigned using the

symbols allotted to them in Form 5 and not the one

appearing in the Ballot paper.

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And whereas, it is also reported by the Returning

Officer, General Observer and District Election Office

that the Presiding Officer has adjourned the Poll as

per Rule 48 of the Goa Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat

(Election Procedure) Rules, 1996 in view of error in

the Ballot Paper and mismatch of candidate symbols.

Further it is also reported that till around 08.25 am

around 15 votes have been casted. It is also reported

that one elector who had applied for Postal Ballot

has also casted his vote.

And whereas, the Observer appointed by the

Commission as well as the District Election Officer

North Goa has confirmed the above incident.

And whereas, it is revealed that the Ballot papers

for the above mentioned Ward No. IX of Village

Panchayat Calangute in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo

(North Wing) are required to be reprinted as per

Form 5 notified by the Returning Officer for the said

ward.

And whereas, in view of above polling for the

aforesaid ward cannot continue with the Ballot

papers presently given to the Polling parties.

Now therefore, in view of above circumstances and

as observed there is sufficient cause which is leading

to vitiate the Poll due to incorrect Ballot papers at

Ward No. IX of Village Panchayat Calangute in booth

at GPS Sauthawaddo (North Wing), I, W. V.

Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), State Election

Commissioner, Goa in exercise of the powers

conferred under Article 243 (K) of the Constitution of

India and Section 237 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act,

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1994 and enabling provisions under the Goa

Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure)

Rules, 1996, hereby declare the Poll for Ward No. IX of

Village Panchayat Calangute in booth at GPS

Sauthawaddo ( North Wing) as void. Accordingly the

Returning Officer, Shri Rahul C. Desai for General

Election to Village Panchayat Calangute 2022 is

directed to obtained all the Polling material given to

Polling team of Ward No. IX of Village Panchayat

Calangute in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo (North

Wing) in his custody immediately forthwith and

report same to the Commission. The Commission shall

report to the Government, to appoint a day and fix

the hours for taking a fresh poll at the aforesaid

mentioned Ward No. IX of Village Panchayat

Calangute GPS Sauthawaddo (North Wing) and

notify the day so appointed and the hours fixed as

deem fit. It is further ordered that the provisions of

the Panchayat Raj Act,1994 and Rules made

thereunder shall apply to said fresh poll as it apply

to the original poll.

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

(Goa State Election Commission).

Panaji, 10th August, 2022.

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Notification

No. 3/28/GEVP/186/2022-SEC/3866

Whereas, the poll to Ward No. IX of Village

Panchayat Calangute in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo

( North Wing) dated 10-08-2022 has been declared

VOID vide order of this Commission vide No. 3/28/

/GEVP-186/2022/SEC/3861 dated 10-08-2022.

And Whereas, a report of the same was sent to the

State Government which in turn has issued Public

Notice in Form 1 dated 10-8-2022 thereby notifying

the date as 11th August, 2022 for conducting fresh

polls to Ward No. IX of Village Panchayat Calangute

in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo (North Wing).

And whereas, Rule 34A of the The Goa Panchayat

and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedures) Rules,

1996 provides for an indelible ink mark to be put on

the left forefinger of every voter before issue of ballot

paper at the Polling Station. This is aimed at

preventing impersonation at the Polling Station.

And whereas, the indelible ink mark has been put

on the left forefinger of some voters who casted the

vote for the poll to Ward No. IX of Village Panchayat

Calangute in booth at GPS Sauthawaddo ( North

Wing) held on 10-08-2022. Hence this mark will be

still visible on the left forefinger of some of the voters.

Now, therefore, in order to avoid confusion and to

prevent impersonation by voters without causing

hardships to genuine voters and in exercise of

powers vested under Article 243K of the Constitution

of India and also under Section 237 of the The Goa

Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 read with Rule 45 of the Goa

Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure)

Rules, 1996 it is hereby directed that the poll for Ward

No. IX of Village Panchayat Calangute shall be held

at polling booth GPS Sauthawaddo (North Wing) on

11th August, 2022 from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, further

indelible ink mark shall be put on left middle finger

of every voter at the polling Station before issue of

ballot paper instead of left forefinger. If the voter has

no left middle finger then the ink shall be applied as

per the provision in Rule 34A of the Goa Panchayat

and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996.

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

(Goa State Election Commission).

Panaji, 10th August, 2022.

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Corrigendum

No. 3/28/GEVP/186/2022-SEC/3865

Read: 1. The Notice in Form No. 2 vide No. 3/28/

/GEVP/186/2022-SEC/3488 dated 16-07-2022.

2. Order No. 3/28/GEVP-186/2022/SEC/3861

dated 10-08-2022.

The above notice stands modified as follows with

respect to General election to Ward No. IX of Village

Panchayat Calangute in Bardez taluka.

Form No. 2

[(See Rule 10(2)]

General Election to elect the member of Ward

No. IX of Village Panchayat Calangute.

The Programme of Election schedule at Serial

No. 4 is as under:

4 Date and time

Thursday, 11th August, 2022

of poll

from 08.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.

The remaining content in the Notice in Form No. 2

referred above remains unchanged.

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

(Goa State Election Commission).

Panaji, 10th August, 2022.

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Department of Panchayati Raj and

Community Development

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Notice of Election and Public Notice

Form 1

[See Rule 10(1)]

Read: (i) Notice of Election and Public Notice in

Form 1 dated 30-06-2022 published in the

Official Gazette (Extraordinary), Series II

No. 13 dated 30-06-2022 issued under Rule

10(1) of Goa Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat

(Election Procedure)Rules, 1996.

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(ii) Letter No. 3/28/GEVP-186/2022-SEC/3862

dated 10-08-2022 of Secretary, Goa State

Election Commission.

Notice is hereby given that:

An Election to elect the member of Ward No. IX

which is one of the ward of Village Panchayat of

Calangute in Bardez Block/Taluka included in Village

Panchayat listed at Sr. No. 7 of the above read Notice,

which has been declared void by Goa State Election

Commission, shall now be held on 11-08-2022.

By order and in the name of the Governor of

Goa.

Menino D’Souza, IAS Secretary (Panchayats).

Porvorim, 10th August, 2022.