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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Goa State Election Commission

Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/32

In exercise of the powers vested in me under Article 243K of the Constitution of India and Section 237

of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, I, W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Goa State Election Commissioner,

do hereby appoint the following officers as Expenditure Observer for the purpose of General Election to

Taleigao Village Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in the State of Goa shown below which

is scheduled to be held on 28th April, 2024.

Sr.

Name and designation

Taluka

Name of the Village Panchayat

No.

of the official appointed

as Expenditure Observer

Shri Suryakant Naik, Accountant,

Tiswadi

Taleigao.

Directorate of Fisheries,

Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Panaji-Goa

Mob.: 9960404545

The services of above Officers are hereby requisitioned for the General Election to above mentioned

Village Panchayat with immediate effect and till the entire process of Elections is over. The concerned

Head of the Department/Head of Office/Controlling Officers shall immediately relieve the above Officers.

The concerned RO shall provide them with logistic support and other assistance for functioning.

The duties and responsibilities attached to the Observer shall be as mentioned in the Order No. 1/199/

/Standing Orders/2020-SEC/1234 dated 30-10-2020.

W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner (Goa State Election Commission).

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

Panaji, 4th April, 2024 (Chaitra 15, 1946)

EXTRAORDINARY

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/29

In exercise of the powers vested in me under Article 243K of the Constitution of India and Section 237

of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, I, W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Goa State Election Commissioner,

do hereby appoint the following officer as General Observer for the purpose of General Election to Taleigao

Village Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in the State of Goa shown below which is

scheduled to be held on 28th April, 2024.

Sr.

Name & designation

Taluka

Name of the

No.

of the Officer

Village Panchayat

Shri Bhagwant Karmali,

Tiswadi

Taleigao.

Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional

Officer, Tiswadi, Panaji-Goa

The General Observer shall look into public grievance regarding violations of Code of Conduct,

malpractices by the candidates and proper functioning of RO/ARO.

The duties and responsibilities attached to the Observer shall be as mentioned in the Order

No. 1/199/Standing Orders/2020-SEC/1232 dated 30-10-2020. The respective Controlling Officers shall

relieve them immediately along with the office vehicle.

W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner (Goa State Election Commission).

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/30

Sub.: Maximum limit of expenditure to be incurred

by Contesting Candidates for General

Election to Taleigao Village Panchayat in

Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in the

State of Goa.

Read: 1/199/Standing orders/2020-SEC/1233 dated

30-10-2020.

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.

Whereas, it is necessary and expedient to provide

in the interest of purity of election to Village

Panchayat wards an account of expenditure

incurred by the candidate and for matters

connected therein.

Now, therefore, this Commission hereby directs

as follows:-

1. Monitoring of election expenditures incurred

by the candidates shall be as per above

referred Order.

2. The maximum limit of total election expenses

by a candidate in a Ward of Village Panchayat

Elections has been fixed at Rs. 40,000/-

(Rs. Forty thousand only).

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/31

Sub.: Manner of voting for General Election to

Taleigao Village Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka,

North Goa District in the State of Goa.

Whereas, the General Election to Taleigao Village

Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in

the State of Goa will be conducted on 28th April,

2024.

And 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.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers vested

in me under Rule 32 (1) of the Goa Panchayat and

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Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996, I,

W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS (Retd.), State Election

Commissioner, Goa do hereby decide that votes shall

be given by Ballot.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/27

Sub.: Restriction on number of vehicles and people

at the time of nominations for General

Election to Taleigao Village Panchayat in

Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in the

State of Goa.

While filing of nominations in the office of

Returning Officer, proper control and order needs to

be maintained to avoid overcrowding by the

supporters of the candidates so that problem of

overcrowding of the office of Returning Officer at

the time of filing nomination does not arise. The

following directions therefore are to be followed.

The RO/ARO may inform the contestants and

interest groups that the maximum number of vehicles

that will be allowed to come within the periphery of

100 mtrs. of Returning Officer/Assistant Returning

Officer’s office shall be two and maximum number of

persons that will be allowed to enter the office of

Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer at the

time of filing the nomination shall be candidate and

his proposer proposing the nomination of the

candidate and one more person i.e. there can be only

three persons (including the candidate) who can

remain present inside the Returning Officer’s room

at the time of filing nomination.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Order

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/28

Whereas, the General Election to Taleigao Village

Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in

the State of Goa will be conducted on 28th April,

2024.

And 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 of the

preparation of the electoral rolls for, and conduct of,

all elections to the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.

Now, therefore, the State Election Commission in

exercise of the powers conferred upon it do hereby

notify that the Model Code of Conduct shall be

applicable from 04-04-2024 till completion of

election process. The Code of Conduct shall be

applicable to the areas under the jurisdiction of

Village Panchayat Taleigao.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Notification

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/33

Whereas, the General Election to Taleigao Village

Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa District in

the State of Goa is scheduled to be held on 28th April,

2024. The polling will be from 8.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs.

And whereas, Rule 34A of 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 Elections to two Parliamentary

Constituencies of Lok Sabha in the State of Goa

will be held on 7th May, 2024 and as per Rule 49K

of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, similar

indelible ink mark has to be put on the left forefinger

of every voter to safeguard against personation.

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers vested

under Article 243K of the Constitution of India and

also under Section 237 of 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 indelible ink

mark shall be put on left middle finger of every

voter of Village Panchayat Taleigao at the polling

station before issue of ballot paper instead of left

forefinger. If the voter has his left middle finger

missing then the ink should be applied on any

finger of his right hand.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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Notification

No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/26

Whereas, the General Election to elect the

member for Taleigao Village Panchayat in Tiswadi

Taluka, North Goa District in the State of Goa will

be conducted on 28-04-2024.

And whereas, this State Election Commission has

issued a public notice in Form No. 2 of the intended

election as required under Rule 10(3) of the Goa

Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure)

Rules, 1996.

Now therefore, this State Election Commission in

exercise of the powers conferred upon it under

Article 243K of the Constitution of India and Section

237 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 read with

Rule 10(2)(i) of the Goa Panchayat and Zilla

Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996 do

hereby notify as following:

Nomination papers of candidates in respect of

General Election to elect the member for Taleigao

Village Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka, North Goa

District in the State of Goa which is giong to poll on

28th April, 2024, shall be accepted by the Returning

Officer at the notified place i.e. office of Mamlatdar

of Tiswadi Taluka, Panaji-Goa from 8th April, 2024 to

18th April, 2024 from (10.00 hrs. to 13.00 hrs.) except

on 9th April, 2024, 11th April, 2024 and 17th April,

2024 being public holiday and 14th April, 2024

being a Sunday.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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No. 3/44/GEN-ELN/2024/SEC/25

Form No.2

[See Rule 10(2)]

General Election to elect the members for

Taleigao Village Panchayat in Tiswadi Taluka,

North Goa District in the State of Goa.

The Programme of Election is as under:

1. Last date and time

Thursday, 18th April,

for receiving nomination

2024 from 10.00 hrs.

papers

to 13.00 hrs.

2. Date and time for

Friday, 19th April,

scrutiny of nomination

2024 from 10.00 hrs.

papers

till the scrutiny is over.

3. Date and time of

Saturday 20th April,,

withdrawal of nomination

2024 from 10.00 hrs.

papers

to 14.00 hrs.

4. Date and time of poll

Sunday, 28th April,

2024 from 08.00 hrs.

to 17.00 hrs.

5. Date and time of

Monday, 29th April,

counting

2024 from 08.00 hrs.

till the counting of

votes is completed.

(i)

A voter in a Ward is entitled to cast only one

vote.

(ii) Form of nomination paper will be available in

the office of the Returning Officer during

office hours.

(iii) In case of general seat, a sum of Rs. 100/-

(Rs. One Hundred only) and in case of seat

reserved for a woman or a person belonging

to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes or

Backward Class, a sum of Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty

only) is required to be deposited with the

Returning Officer on or before the date fixed

for receiving the nomination papers.

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

Goa State Election Commission.

Altinho, Panaji, 4th April, 2024.

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