Panaji, 3rd November, 2022 (Kartika 12, 1944)

SERIES II No. 31

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Goa State Election Commission

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Order

No. 3/40/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/4135

Subject: Dividing the Village Panchayat area into

wards for ensuing General Elections to

three Village Panchayats of Pernem

Taluka

i.e.

Village

Panchayat

Casarvarnem,

Alorna,

Chandel

Hassapur.

Whereas, the Government of Goa vide the Goa

Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Goa Act 32

of 2021) amended Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj

Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), entrusted the task of

dividing the each Panchayat area into wards and

reservation of seats in every Panchayat to the State

Election Commission in consultation with the

Government.

And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred

under sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Goa

Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), Goa

State Election Commission Goa State Election

Commission initiated the task of dividing the Village

Panchayat area into wards for ensuing General

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

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

EXTRAORDINARY

Elections to three Village Panchayats of Pernem

Taluka i.e. Village Panchayat Casarvarnem, Alorna

and Chandel Hassapur. The Mamlatdar of Pernem

Taluka was appointed as the Electoral Registration

Officer (ERO) and Awal Karkun in the office of

Mamlatdar as Asst. Electoral Registration Officer

(AERO) to carry out said task vide order No. 3/40/

/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/3809 dated 04-08-2022.

And whereas, ERO/AERO was directed to divide

the Village Panchayat area into wards in compliance

with the following:

1. The wards may be constituted in consonance

to Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa

Act 14 of 1994) and Rules.

2. For dividing a Panchayat area into wards the

population or the number of voters of each ward

shall, as far as may be practicable be equal and be

in the same proportion as the number of members

fixed under Section 7 of the Act bears to the total

population or the number of voters of the Panchayat.

3. The EROs/AEROs shall utilize the Electoral Roll

of the Goa Legislative Assembly prepared under the

provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950

(Central Act 43 of 1951) for the time being in force as

on 1st January, 2022 published on 5-1-2022 along

with the supplement published on 28th January,

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2022, to form Village Panchayat wards, considering

the Part and Sections of the said Electoral Roll.

4. In dividing a Panchayat area into wards under

Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa

Act 14 of 1994), the EROs shall ensure that a

particular area is kept together and also to ensure

that the members of a single household is in the same

ward.

5. Due consideration to geographical contiguity

and natural boundaries shall be given while

constituting Village Panchayat wards.

6. Distance to polling booth shall be within 2 kms.

while clubbing/dividing sections/parts to form

Village Panchayat ward.

7. Each ward shall be assigned a separate serial

number.

And whereas, the draft delimitation proposal

prepared by ERO was kept open in the Office of the

ERO and respective talathi office from 28th

September, 2022 to 7th October, 2022 for general

public so as to submit their suggestions/corrections/

/modifications pertaining to said delimitation of

Village Panchayats wards by issuing Public Notice

3/40/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/4012 dated

27-09-2022.

And whereas, EROs prepared the final draft

delimitation proposals for Village Panchayats wards

after considering the observation/suggestions/

/modifications/corrections received from the general

public and submitted to the State Election

Commission.

And whereas, the Commission submitted the final

draft delimitation proposals for General Election to

Village Panchayat Casarvarnem, Alorna and Chandel

Hassapur in Pernem Taluka 2022 for the State

Government consultation as per the amendment to

Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and

Rules (Goa Act 14 of 1994 & Rules). The State

Government returned back the delimitation

proposals of these Village Panchayats to the

Commission after completing the consultation

process.

And whereas, the Commission shall reserve the

seats in Village Panchayats for Scheduled Castes

(SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward

Classes (OBC) considering the provisions of the Goa

Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Rules and directions

issued by Hon’ble Supreme Court from time to time.

The notification in this regard shall be issued

separately.

Now therefore, the Goa State Election Commission

in exercise of the powers conferred upon it do hereby

notify the delimitation of Village Panchayat wards

for ensuing General Election to Village Panchayat

Casarvarnem, Alorna and Chandel Hassapur in

Pernem Taluka 2022 vide following Notifications:

1. No. 3/40/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/4134

dated 02-11-2022.

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

(Goa State Election Commission).

Altinho, Panaji, 2nd November, 2022.

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Notification

No. 3/40/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/4134

FORM No. 10

(See Rule 4)

This is to notify for information of the public that

it is proposed to hold General Elections to the three

Village Panchayats in Pernem Block/Taluka. The

Division of Village Panchayats into wards, extent,

limits of each ward and reservation of seats are as

per the provisions of Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat

Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994) is as shown

below:-