PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
No. 3
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Goa State Election Commission
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No. 4/40/DELIMITATION/2022-23/SEC/920
In exercise of the powers conferred in me under sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), I, W . V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner, Goa State Election Commission, Panaji-Goa hereby initiate the process of dividing each Panchayat area into wards, for General Election to Village Panchayats Taleigao in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in the State of Goa. To assist me in the above process, the Officers mentioned below are appointed as the Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) and Asst. Electoral Registration Officers (AERO):-
Sr. Taluka No. of Village Village Panchayats Electoral Asst. Electoral No. Panchayats allocated Registration Registration
Officer (ERO) Officer (AERO)
1 2 3 4 5 6
District North Goa
1. Tiswadi 1 Taleigao Mamlatdar of Awal Karkun in the office
Tiswadi Taluka of the Mamlatdar, Tiswadi.
The officers appointed vide this order are required to perform following duties:
1. The wards may be constituted in consonance to Section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Rules (Goa Act 14 of 1994 & 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 ERO/AERO shall utilize the Electoral Roll of the Goa Legislative Assembly prepared under the provisions of Representation of People Act, 1950 (Central Act 43 of 1951) for the time being in force as on 1st January, 2024 (as the qualifying date) and to be published on 5th January, 2024 to form Village Panchayat wards, considering the Part and Sections of the said Electoral Roll.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES II No. 36 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 3) 13TH DECEMBER, 2023 5. Due consideration to geographical contiguity and natural boundaries shall be given while constituting the 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.
8. The ERO/AERO shall prepare ward wise Village Panchayat map and submit the same along with the proposal to this Commission latest by 31st January, 2024.
W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner (Goa State Election Commission).
Altinho-Panaji, 12th December, 2023.