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Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election (Amendment) Rules, 2022

Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election (Amendment) Rules, 2022

Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election (Amendment) Rules, 2022

 

[10th May 2022]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994( Act No. 12 of 1994), the Governor, Himachal Pradesh, in consultation with the State Election Commission wherever requires, makes the following rules further to amend the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election Rules, 2012 notified vide Notification No. UD-A(3)-7/2011, dated 23-03-2012 and published in Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh on 24-03-2012, namely:-

Rule - 1. Short title.


These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

Rule - 2. Amendment of rule 16.


In rule 16 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Election Rules, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the "said rules"),-

(a)      in sub-rule(1)-

(i)           for the clause (f), the following shall be substituted , namely:-

"(f)   is already registered as an elector in any other ward of the same Municipal Corporation or any other Municipal Corporation or any other municipality or Gram Sabha as the case may be; or" ;

(ii)         after clause(f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(g) is already registered as an elector in such part of electoral roll of a Legislative Assembly which is not a part of the concerned Municipal Corporation:

Provided that the person shall not be disqualified for registration, in case he has already applied for deletion of his name in the electoral roll of such assembly constituency and submits an acknowledgment/ receipt in this regard.".

(b)      for sub rule(2), the following shall be substituted , namely:-

"A person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral rolls at one place only.".

Rule - 3. Amendment in rule 26.


In rule 26 of the said rules, in sub-rule(3), for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"Provided that if a person is registered in the electoral roll of any other ward of the same Municipal Corporation or any other Municipal Corporation or any Municipality or Gram Sabha and has not applied for deletion of his name from such electoral roll, the Electoral Registration Officer shall not include such name in the electoral roll prepared under these rules:

Provided further that if a person is registered in the electoral roll of any Legislative Constituency of which the Municipal Corporation is not a part and has not applied for deletion of his name from such electoral roll, the Electoral Registration Officer shall not include such name in the electoral roll prepared under these rules.".

Rule - 4. Substitution of Form-4.


For Form-4, appended to the said rules, the following shall be substituted , namely:-


"Form-4

(See Rule 20(1) and 27)

CLAIM APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME

To

The Revising Authority/Deputy Commissioner,

______________________________________

Sir,

I request that my name be included in the electoral roll for the ___________ ward relating to_______________ Municipal Corporation.

My name (in full)____________________________________________

My father/Mothers/Husband Name_____________________________

Particulars of my place of residence are:

House No.________________________________________________

Street/Mohalla/Village__________________Post Office_______________

I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief that:-

(i)           I am a citizen of India.

(ii)         My age on i.e. date notified by the State Election Commission under clause (e) of rule 16(1) was____________years__________months.

(iii)       I am an ordinary resident at the address given above

(iv)       I have not applied for the inclusion of my name in the electoral roll for any other Municipal Corporation ward.

(v)        My name has not been included in the electoral roll for any ward of the above mentioned Corporation or any other Municipal Corporation constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 or Municipality constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994 or Gram Sabha constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 as the case may be.

OR

My name has been included in the electoral roll for ____________ ward of the above mentioned Municipal Corporation in part number/polling station _________at Serial number _________or in____________ Municipal Corporation or Municipality or Gram Sabha in part number/polling Station ____________at Serial number ___________under the address mentioned below and I request that the same may be deleted from therein.

(vi)       My name has not been included in the electoral roll of such part/polling station of a Legislative Assembly, which is not a part of the above Municipal Corporation.

OR

My name has been included in the electoral roll of part number/polling station _______at Serial number_____of the ________Legislative Assembly Constituency, District___________ State____________ under the address mentioned below and I have already applied for deletion of my name therein. A copy of the acknowledgment/receipt is enclosed herewith.

Signature/thumb impression of claimant

(Full postal address)

I further declare that the facts submitted by me herein above are true and I also know that any person who makes a statement of declaration which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true is punishable in accordance with the law in force. Place: Signature/thumb impression of claimant

Date:

I am a voter included in the electoral roll of the same part in which the claimant has applied for inclusion viz. part number/polling station_________, Serial number___________. I support this claim and countersign it.

Signature/thumb-impression of elector

Supporting claim

(Full postal address)

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________