Government to start CM rural road connectivity programme R Krishna Das / Kolkata/ Raipur April 15, 2011, 0:03 IST

If Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has failed to deliver in Chhattisgarh, then Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Vikash Yojana (MMGSVY) is here, to complete the task. The state government has announced its own rural road connectivity programme in the name of Chief Minister. The scheme, Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Vikash Yojana (MMGSVY), would connect all those places where the PMGSY had failed to reach. The state cabinet gave its nod to the MMGSVY that the chief minister, Raman Singh has announced in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly during the budget session, a top state government official said. The ambitious Rs 4,250-crore MMGSVY would provide all-weather road connectivity to remote villages and hamlets that are not covered under the centrally-sponsored PMGSY. A high-level committee headed by the state Chief Secretary would monitor the progress of the scheme. Under the PMGSY, villages having population of 500 or more and the tribal villages housing 250 people or more are covered under the scheme. The MMGSVY would however connect the villages having less than 250 population with all-weather roads, Chief Minister Raman Singh said after the meeting. The state government is planning to connect villages located in inaccessible terrains of the Naxal-infested areas under the scheme. The villages in the red zone are totally cut off with the main roads as rebels had been protesting against such projects that would facilitate movement of security personnel in their den. According to senior officials, about 8500-km roads would be constructed under the project. Each village on the road would have passenger waiting hall, which would have lavatory and drinking water facility. A 50-meter parking bay would be constructed in every 1.5-km on the roads taken up under the project, the officials said.

THE KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ ( CONDUCT OF ELECTION ) RULES 1993 1. Title and commencement.(I) These rules may be called the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Election) Rules, 1993. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: " Act" means the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993); "Chavadi" includes a place which is directed to be a chavadi for the purpose of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964; Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of the District in which theGrama Panchayat or Taluk Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat is situated; "Form" means a form appended to these rules; "Presiding Officer" means any person appointed under Rule 9 as Presiding Officer and includes any Polling Officer performing any of the functions of a Presiding Officer under Rule 11; "Public holiday" means any day which is a public holiday for the purposes of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881); "Qualified candidate" or "Candidate qualified to be chosen" shall mean a candidate, who is qualified to be chosen in an election held under the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under; "Reserved seat" means a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women under Sections 5, 123 and 162 of the Act; "Returning Officer" means any person appointed under Rule 6 as Returning Officer and includes an Assistant Returning Officer performing any of the functions of a Returning Officer; "Section" means a section of the Act; "State Election Commission" means the State Election Commission constituted under Section 308 of the Act.

3. CONDUCT OF ELECTION 4. ELECTORAL ROLL 5. LIST OF VOTERS 6. RETURNING OFFICER 7. GENERAL DUTY OF THE RETURNING OFFICER 8. POLLING STATIONS 9. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING OFFICERS FOR POLLING STATIONS 10.DUTIES OF THE PRESIDING OFFICERS 11.DUTIES OF THE POLLING OFFICERS 12.NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION 13. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION 14. PRESENTATION OF NOMINATION PAPERS 14 A. RECEIVING NOMINATION IN CASE OF SEATS RESERVED UNDER THE PROVISO TO SUB SECTION (2) OF SECTION (5) 15. DEPOSIT 16. NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS AND THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SCRUTINY 17. SCRUTINY OF NOMINATIONS 18. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE 19. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES 20. RECOGNITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES 21. PUBLICATION OF A LIST OF RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTIES AND SYMBOLS 22. ALLOTMENT OF SYMBOLS 23. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

24. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION AGENT 25. APPOINTMENT OF POLLING AGENT 26. ATTENDANCE OF A CONTESTING CANDIDATE OT HIS ELECTION AGENT AT POLLING STATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE BY HIM OF THE FUNCTIONS OF A POLLING AGENT OR COUNTING AGENT 27. NON-ATTENDANCE OF POLLING OT COUNTING AGENT 28. DEATH OF CANDIDATE BEFORE THE POLL 29. PROCEDURE IN CONTESTED AND UNCONTESTED ELECTION 30. ADJOURNMENT OF POLL IN EMERGENCY 31. PROCEDURE ON ADJOURNMENT OF POLL 32. ADJOURNMENT OF POLL OR COUNTERMANDING OF ELECTION ON THE GROUND OF BOOTH CAPTURING 33. FRESH POLL IN THE CASE OF DESTRUCTION, ETC., OF THE BALLOT BOXES 34. MANNER OF VOTING 35. FORM OF BALLOT PAPER 36. DESIGN OF BALLOT BOXES 37. ARRANGE OF POOLING STATIONS 38. ADMISSION TO POLLING STATIONS FACILITIES TO WOMEN ELECTORS 39. FACILITIES FOR WOMEN ELECTORS 40. IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTORS 41. FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS ON ELECTION DUTY 42. PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE BY POST 43. ELECTORS UNDER PREVENTIVE DETENTION

44. FORM OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPER 45. ISSUE OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPER 46. RECORDING OF VOTE 47. RETURN OF THE POSTAL BALLOT PAPER 48. RIGHT TO VOTE 49. PREPARATION OF BALLOT BOXES FOR POLL 50.MARKED COPY OF THE ELECTORAL ROLL 51. CHALLENGING OF IDENTITY 52. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST PERSONATION 53. ISSUE OF BALLOT PAPERS TO ELECTORS 54. MAINTENANCE OF SECRECY OF VOTING BY ELECTORS WITHIN THE POLLING STATION AND VOTING PROCEDURES. 55. RECORDING OF VOTES OF BLIND OR INFIRM ELECTORS 56. TENDERED VOTES. 57. CLOSING OF POLL 58. SEALING OF BALLOT BOXES AFTER POLL. 59. ACCOUNT OF BALLOT PAPER. 60. SPOILT AND RETURN OF BALLOT PAPER 61. SEALING OF OTHER PACKETS. 62. TRANSMISSION OF BALLOT BOXES, ETC., TO THE RETURNING OFFICER. 63. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTING AGENT. 64. TIME AND PLACE FOR COUNTING OF VOTES. 65. ADMISSION TO THE PLACE FIXED FOR COUNTING.

66.MAINTENANCE OF SECRECY OF VOTING. 67. COUNTING OF VOTES RECEIVED BY POST. 68. SCRUTINY AND OPENING OF BALLOT BOXES. 69. COUNTING OF VOTES. 70. COUNTING TO BE CONTINUOUS. 71. RECOUNT OF VOTES. 72. SEALING OF USED BALLOT PAPERS. 73. EQUALITY OF VOTES. 74. DECLARATION OF RESULT OF ELECTION AND RETURN OF ELECTION. 75. GRANT OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO RETUNED CANDIDATES. 76. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF MEMBERS ELECTED FOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT. 77. CUSTODY OF BALLOT BOXES AND PAPERS RELATING TO ELECTION. 78. PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION OF ELECTION PAPERS. 79. DISPOSAL OF ELECTION PAPERS. 80. RETURN OF FORFEITURE OF CANDIDATE'S DEPOSIT 81. PUNISHMENT OF CONTRAVENTION OF RULES. 82. NOTICE TO CHOOSE CONSTITUENCY. 83. REPORT OF CASUAL VACANCY IN A ZILLA PANCHAYAT , TALUK PANCHAYAT AND GRAMA PANCHAYAT. 84. MANNER OF SERVING THE ORDER OF REQUISITION OF PREMISES, VEHICLES ETC., 85. REPEAL.

THE KARNATAKA P ANCHA Y A T RAJ (ELECTION OF ADHY AKSHA AND UPADHYAKSHA OF TALUK PANCHAYAT) RULES, 1994 (As amended by Notification Nos. RDP 471 ZPS 94, dated 31-3-1995, RDP 124 TPS 98, dated 25-6-1998 and RDP 152 ZPS 97(2), dated 6-8-1998.) The draft of the following rules, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 138 read with Section 311 of the Kamataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) in Notification No. RDP 471 ZPS 94, dated 31st March, 1994 was published in Part IV Section 2C(i) of the Karnataka Gazette, dated 21st April, 1994 as required by sub-section (1) of Section 311 of the said Act inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of fifteen days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. And, whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 21st April, 1994. And, whereas, no objections and suggestions have been received on the said draft. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 138 read with Section 311 of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993), the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely:1. Title and commencement.(l) These rules may be called the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Taluk Panchayat) Rules, 1994. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,(a) ' Act" means the Kamataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993); (b) "Member" means an elected member of the Taluk Panchayat referred to in clause (1) of sub-section (1) of Section 120; (c) "Section" means a section of the Act.. 3. First meeting.The election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Taluk Panchayat shall be held in the first meeting after constitution or reconstitution of the Taluk Panchayat on such date as the Assistant Commissioner may fix and he shall thereupon send to every member, notice of date so fixed not less than seven days prior to the date of meeting. 3-A. Filing of nominations.Not less than two hours before the time fixed for the meeting for the election of Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, any member may nominate any other member for being elected as Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha as the case may be, by delivering to the Assistant Commissioner [or any officer authorised by him] a nomination paper in Form I appended to these rules. 3-B. Members to nominate not more than one candidate.No member shall nominate under Rule 3-A more than one candidate for the office of the Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, failing which all nominations proposed by such member shall become invalid.]

3-C. Scrutiny of nominations.After the commencement of the meeting, the Assistant Commissioner shall scrutinise all nomination papers delivered to him under Rule 3-A and shall read out to the members present at such meeting the names of the members who in his opinion have been duly nominated together with those of the proposers. 3-D. Withdrawal of candidature.(I) Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice in writing subscribed by him and delivered to the Assistant Commissioner immediately after the scrutiny of Nomination papers under Rule 3-C. (2) The notice may be given either by the candidate in person or by his proposer who had been authorised in this behalf in writing by the candidate. (3) No person who has given to notice of withdrawal of his candidature under sub-rule (1) shall be allowed to cancel the notice of withdrawal. (4) The Assistant Commissioner shall, on being satisfied as to the genuineness of the notice of withdrawal and the identity of the person delivering it under sub-rule (2) read out to the members present at such meeting the names of the persons withdrawing their candidature. 3-E. Procedure in contested and uncontested Elections.(l) After the time fixed for withdrawal is over, if there is only one candidate who has been validly nominated, and has not withdrawn his candidature in the manner and within the time specified, the Assistant Commissioner shall forthwith declare such candidate to be duly elected as Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, as the case may be. (2) If the number of candidates who have been validly nominated and who have not withdrawn their candidature is more than one then the Assistant Commissioner shall proceed to conduct the election as hereinafter provided. (3) Votes shall be taken by show of hands and the members voting for and against the motion shall record their vote in the proceeding register by signing it or affixing the left hand thumb impression at the appropriate column. (4) After voting by all the members present and wishing to vote, the Assistant Commissioner shall declare that candidate to whom the highest number of valid votes have been given to have been duly elected. (5) When an equality of valid votes is found to exist between any two or more candidates and the addition of one vote will entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the Assistant Commissioner shall forthwith decide between those candidates by lot in such manner as he may determine and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote. He shall thereafter declare the candidate on whom the lot falls to have been duly elected. (6) The Assistant Commissioner shall cause a record of the minutes of the meeting made which shall contain the names of all the members present and in the case of a division the manner of their voting including, abstentions. The minutes shall be signed by the Assistant Commissioner as well as the members present. The minutes shall be made available to any member for inspection. Explanation. - For the purpose of this rule "member present" means members present at the meeting and whose names have been recorded before declaring a member duly elected under Rule 3-E or before commencement of the meeting after withdrawal of candidature under sub- rule (4) of Rule 3-D for the office of Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha,

as the case may be.] 4. Assumption of office by Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha:The member elected as Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, as the case may be shall enter upon his duties immediately after the declaration by the Asst. Commissioner of the result of the election. 5. Reporting of vacancy.When a vacancyoccurs in the office of the Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, the Executive Officer shall give notice of such vacancy within seven days from the date of its occurrence to the Assistant Commissioner 1in Form II appended] to these rules who shall, thereupon take action in the manner provided for the conducting of election of Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha as the case may be. 6. Filling up of casual vacancy.The provision for the election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable for the purpose of filling up of casual vacancies of the Adhyakshas and U padhyakshas. 7. Election petition.(I) Any member of the Taluk Panchayat may challenge the validity of the election of Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha, as the case may be within 2(fifteen days] from the date of declaration of the result of election under Rule 3, by filing an election petition and together with a deposit of one thousand rupees as security for costs before the Civil Judge within whose territorial jurisdiction the Taluk Panchayat is situated. (2) Every petition under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by as many copies there have as there are respondents mentioned in the petition attested under his own signature to be true copy of the petition. (3) The petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition where the petitioner in addition to claiming a declaration that the election of the returned candidate is void claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected, all the contesting candidates other than the petitioner, and where no such further declaration is claimed the returned candidate. (4) A petition under sub-rule (1), (a) shall contain a concise statement of materials on which the petitioner relies; (b ) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908 ) for the verification of pleading. (5) Any schedule or annexure to the petition shall also be signed by the petitioner and verified in the same manner as the petition; (6) The petitioner may claim any of the following declaration; , (a) that the election of the returned candidate is void; (b ) that the election of the returned candidate is void and that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected. 8. Procedure of the Civil Judge.The Civil Judge may, after such enquiry as he deems fit and after giving an opportunity

to be heard to the parties to the proceedings make an order:(a) Dismissing the petition; or (b) Declaring the election of the returned candidates to be void; or (c) Declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void and the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected. 9. Grounds for declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void.If the Civil Judge is of the opinion that the result of the election has been materially affected by the improper reception or refusal of a vote or by any non-compliance with the provisions of the Act or any of these rules, the Civil Judge shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void. 10. Grounds on which the candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected.If any person who has presented an election petition has in addition to calling in question the election of the returned candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected and the Civil Judge is of opinion that in fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes, the Civil Judge shall after declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void, declare the petitioner or such other candidate, as the case may be, to have been duly elected: Provided that the petitioner or such other candidate shall not be declared to be duly elected if it is proved that the election of such candidate would have been void if he had been the returned candidate and a petition had been presented calling in question his election. FORM I NOMINATION PAPER (See Rule 3-A) Election to the office of Adhyaksha/Upadhyaksha of.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TalukPanchayat. I hereby nominate as candidate for the election to the office of Adhyaksha/ Upadhyaksha of the---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Taluk Panchayat. Full name of the candidate.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Postal address of the candidate. -------------------------------------------------------Name of electoral division from which the candidate is elected as member--------------------Full name of the proposer. Date: Signature of the proposer DECLARATION By THE CANDIDATE I hereby signify my Willingness to Act as Adhyaksha/Upadhyaksha of---------------Taluk Panchayat if elected. Date: Signature of the candidate. FORM III

NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE ASSIST ANT COMMISSIONER ISee Rule 5] To, The Assistant Commissioner Shri, The office of the Adhyaksha or Upashyaksha of Taluk Panchayat has become vacant due to -------(state reason) with effect from ------Action may be taken to fill up the vacancy. Yours faithfully Executive Officer Taluk Panchayat

THE KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RA} (ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE) RULES, 1996 (As amended by Notification No. RDP 397 ZPS 97, dated 8-5-1998) Whereas, the draft of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Election of Members and Chairman of the District Planning Committee) Rules, 1996 in Notification No. RDP 1205 ZP5 94, dated 12-8-1996 was published in the Part IV, Section 2-C(i) of the Karnataka Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 16-8-1996 as required by Section 311 of Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) inviting objections and suggestions to the said draft from persons likely to be affected thereto within 30 days of its publication in the Official Gazette. And, whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 16-8-1996 And, whereas, no objections or suggestions have been received by the State Government in respect of the said draft. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 311 of the Kamataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Kamataka Act 14 of 1993) read with Section 311 of the said Act the Government of Kamataka hereby makes the following rules namely:1. Title and commencement.(1) These rules may be called the Kamataka Panchayat Raj (Election of Members of the District Planning Committee) Rules,I996. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.(1) " Act" means Kamataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993; (2) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the District Planning Committee. (3) "Municipal ConstitUency" means constituency comprising of elected members of Town Panchayats, Councillors of the City Municipal Corporation and City and Town Municipal Councils in the District; (4) "IPanchayat Constituency" means a constituency comprising of elected members of the Zilla Panchayat; (5) "Returning Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat, (6) "Section" means a section of the Act. 3. Composition.The Government shall while specifying the number of persons under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of Section 310 indicate the number of persons to b~ elected from the Panchayat Constituency and Municipal Constituency. 4. Persons qualified to vote.(l) All the elected members of the Zilla Panchayat shall be voters of Panchayat constituency and all elected members of Town Panchayats and elected Councillors of City Municipal Corporations and City and Town Municipal Councils in the district shall be voters of the Municipal Constituency; and they shall be entitled to be included in the list of voters of the Panchayat Constituency and Municipal Constituency, respectively. (2) No person shall vote at an election under these rules more than once and if he votes more than once, all his votes shall be deemed to be void. 5. Preparation of voters list.The Chief Executive Officer shall cause to be prepared lists of voters in Kannada separately for Panchayat Constituency and Municipal Constituency. 6. Correction of entries in the lists of voters.(l) If the Chief Executive Officer on application made to him or on his own motion, is satisfied

after such enquiry as he thinks fit that any entry in the list of voters is erroneous or detective he shall amend or delete the entry. (2) No amendment or deletion of any entry in list of voters made after the last date for making nomination to an election under these rules and before completion of such election shall form part of the list of voters for such election. 7. Calling upon the constituency to elect. For the purposes of constituting a District Planning Committee or after the expiry of the term of a District Planning Committee or for the purpose of filling any casual vacancy in the office of the members of the District Planning Committee, the Returning Officer shall, issue notice under Rule 8 calling upon the Panchayat Constituency and Municipal Constituency to elect members in accordance with the provisions of these rules. 8. Notice of election.The Returning Officer shall cause a notice to be published on the notice boards of the Zilla Panchayat, Town Panchayats, City and Town Municipal Councils and City Municipal Corporations in the District, stating. (a) The number of persons to be elected in Panchayat Constituency and Municipal Constituency; (b) The place, time and the last date which shall not be less than ten days from the date of publication of the notice for making nominations; (c) The date for scrutiny of nominations which shall be the second day after the date for making nomination or if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday; (d) Last day for withdrawal of nominations, which shall be the third day after the date of scrutiny of nominations or if, that day is a public holiday the next succeeding day, which is not a public holiday; (e) The date, which shall not be less than five days from the date of publication of the notice, on which and the hours during which, poll shall, if necessary, be taken; (f) The date, place and time for counting of votes; (g) The date before which election shall be completed. 9. Nominations.(l) On or before the date and time appointed under clause (b) of Rule 8, each candidate shall, either in person or by his proposer, deliver to the Returning Officer, a nomination paper completed in Form I and signed by the candidate and by a voter as proposer. (2) The same person may sign as proposer as many nomination papers as there are vacancies to be filled. Each candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper. (3) Where any person has signed as proposer, larger number of nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled, only those of the nomination papers so signed which have been first received up to the number of vacancies to be filled shall be deemed to have been accepted. (4) The Returning Officer shall on receiving a nomination paper, enter in the nomination paper its Sl.No., the date on which and the hours at which the nomination paper has been delivered to him and shall verify the names and number of the proposer and the candidate in the list of voter. (5) Nommation papers received after the date and the time appointed under clause (b) of Rule 8 shall be rejected. 10. Publication of list of nomination.As Soon as may be, after the expiry of the time fixed for making nominations the Returning Officer shall publish in Form 2 a list of all the nominations received with a notice that the nomination papers shall be scrutinised on the date appointed under clause (c) of Rule 8 at the place and hour specified in the notice. 11. Scrutiny of nominations.On the date fixed under clause (c) of Rule 8 for the scrutiny of nominations, the candidates may attend at such time and place as the Returning Officer may appoint al\d the Returning Officer shall give them all reasonable facilities for examining the nomination papers of all candidates.

(2) The Returning Officer shall then examine the nomination papers and shall decide all the objections which may be made at the time of scrutiny of any nomination and may, either on such objection or on his own motion, after such summary enquiry, if any, as he deems necessary reject any nomination. (3) On the same day immediately after the scrutiny of nomination papers the Returning Officer shall prepare a list of validly nominated candidates constituency wise and publish it by affixing on the notice board of the office of Zilla Panchayat. 12. Withdrawal of candidature.(I) Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice in writing subscribed by him and delivered by him in person or by his proposer to the Returning Officer before the date fixed under clause (d) of Rule 8 and on receipt of such notice the Returning Officer shall note thereon the date and time at which it was delivered and by whom it was delivered. 13. Preparation and publication of list of contesting candidates.Immediately after the expiry of the period within which candidatures may be withdrawn under sub-rule (1), the Returning Officer shall prepare in Kannada alphabetical order in Form 3 a list of candidates whose nominations are in order and who have not withdrawn their candidature and cause it to be affixed on the notice board of the office of the Zilla Panchayat. 14. Procedure of Election.(I) If the number of contesting candidates who are duly nominated exceeds the number of seats to be filled, there shall be an election by ballot. (2) If the number of contesting candidates duly nominated are equal to or less than the number of vacancies to be filled, all such candidates shall be declared to be duly elected. 15. Forn of Ballot Paper.Every ballot paper shall be in Form 4 and shall contain the names of the candidates in Kannada in the same order in which they appear in Form 3. 16. Voting.(l) Every person whose name is included in the list of voters shall have as many votes as there are members to be elected on behalf of the constituency, but he shall not give more than one vote to any candidate. (2) The Returning Officer shall provide a ballot box and it shall be sealed and locked in the presence of candidates. (3) Every voter shall be supplied with a ballot paper. At the time of issuing a ballot paper to a voter the Returning Officer shall sign in full on the back of the ballot paper, record the serial number thereof in the counter foil of the ballot paper, put the official seal and also mark the name of the voter in the voter list. (4) The voter shall on receipt of the ballot paper, proceed to the place where the ballot box is kept and then make a mark on the ballot paper with the instrument supplied for the purpose against the names of the candidates to whom he wishes to vote. Then he shall fold and insert it into the ballot box. (5) If owing to blindness or other physical infirmity a voter is unable to read the name of the candidates on the ballot paper or to make a mark thereon, the Returning Officer shall record the vote on the ballot paper in accordance with the wishes of the voter and fold it so as to conceal the vote and insert it into the ballot box. While acting under this sub-rule the Returning Officer shall observe such secrecy as is feasible and shall keep a brief record of each such instance, but shall not indicate therein the manner in which any vote has been given. (6) The voter who had inadvertently dealt with a ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper, may on returning it to the Returning Officer and on satisfying the inadvertence be given another ballot paper and the ballot paper so returned shall be marked "spoilt/cancelled" by the Returning Officer. If a voter after obtaining a ballot paper decides not to use it, he shall return the same to the Returning Officer and the Returning Officer shall mark the same as "Returned/cancelled". 17. Counting of votes.(l) On the day and at the place and time fixed under clause (f) of Rule 8 and in the presence

of candidates present the Returning Officer shall open the ballot box and count the number of ballot paper taken out therefrom. (2) The Returning Officer shall reject a ballot paper. (a) If it bears any mark or writing by which the voter can be identified; or (b) If no vote is recorded thereon; or (c) If votes are given in favour of candidates more than the candidates in the constituency concerned; (d) If the mark indicated thereon is placed in such a manner as to make it doubtful to which candidate the vote has been given; or (e) If it is spurious ballot paper; or (f) If it does not bear both the official seal and the signature of the Returning Officer: Provided that a ballot paper shall not be rejected merely on the ground that the mark indicating the vote is indistinct or made more than once, if the intention that the vote shall be for a particular candidate clearly appears from the way the paper is marked. (3) Before rejecting any ballot paper under sub-rule (2) the Returning Officer shall allow each candidate a reasonable oppQrtunity to inspect the ballot paper but shall not allow him to handle it or any other ballot paper. (4) After completion of counting the Returning Officer shall record in a statement, the total numbers of votes polled by each candidate and announce the same. (5) After such announcement has been made the Returning Officer may, either on his own initiative or at the, instance of any candidate recount the votes. (6) When a recount of votes is made under sub-rule (5), the Returning Officer shall amend the statement referred to in sub-rule (4) to the extent necessary after such recount and announce the amendments so made by him. 18. Declaration of results.After completion of the counting or recounting of votes, as the case may be, under Rule 17 the Returning Officer shall declare such number of candidates equal to the number of seats in the concerned constituency as have secured the highest number of votes in the descending order to be duly elected. 19. Procedure at election when equality of votes exists.If, when a poll has been taken at an election an equality of votes is found to exist between any two or more candidates and the addition of one vote will entitle any of the candidates to be declared elected, the Returning Officer shall after intimation to the candidates, forthwith decide between those candidates, by lot in such manner as he may determine and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote. 20. Casual Vacancies.The provision for the election of members of District Planning Committee shall mutatis mutandis be applicable for the purpose of filling up of casual vacancies in the office of members of the Committee. 21. Custody and Destruction of Voting Papers.(l) The Returning Officer shall keep in safe custody all papers relating to the elections. (2) On the expiry of three months from the date of publication of the names of the elected members of the District Planning Committee or one month after the disposal of election petition, or appeal if any, whichever is later, all the papers relating to the election shall be destroyed. 22. Term of office of the Members.(i) The Members of a District Planning Committee elected under these rules shall hold office till they cease to be members of Zilla Panchayat and Town Panchayat or as the case may be Councillors of City Municipal Corporation and City and Town Municipal Councils. 23. Constitution of District Planning Committee.The District Planning Committee shall be deemed to be constituted with the declaration of names of candidates as elected under Rule 18.]

24. Election petition.(l) No election of the member of the District Planning Committee shall be called in question except by an election petition before the District Judge having jurisdiction over the local limits of the Committee presented by any candidate in such election or by any other member within fifteen days from the date of the election on one or more grounds specified in Rule 27 and Rule 28. The election petition under this rule shall be accompanied by a deposit of two hundred rupees as security for costs. (2) Every petition under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by as many copies as there are respondents mentioned in the petition and , every such copy shall be attested by the petitioner under his own signature to be a true copy of the petition. (3) The petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition where the petitioner in arldition to claiming a declaration that the election of the returned candidate is void claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected, all the contesting candidates other than the petitioner and where no such further declaration is claimed, the returned candidate. (4) (i) A petition under sub-rule (1).(a) Shall contain a concise statement of materials on which the petition relies; (b) Shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) for the verification of pleadings; (ii) Any schedule or annexure to the petition shall also be signed by the petitioner and verified in the same manner as the petition. (5) The petitioner may claim any of the following declarations, (a) That the election of the returned candidate is void; or (b) That the election of the returned candidate is void and that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected. 25. Procedure.The District Judge, may after such enquiry as he deems fit and after giving an opportunity to be heard to the parties to the proceedings make an order. (a) Dismissing the petition; or (b) Declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void; or (c) Declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void and the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected. 26. Grounds for declaring the election of the returned candidate to be void.If the District Judge is of opinion,(a) That the result of the election has been materially affected; {i) By the improper reception or refusal of a vote; or. (ii) by any non-compliance with the provisions of the Act or of any of these rules; (b) that the nomination of any candidate has been wrongly rejected or that the nomination of the successful candidate or of any other candidate who has not withdrawn his candidature has been wrongly accepted. the District Judge shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void. 28. Grounds on which the candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected. If any candidate who has presented the election petition has, in addition to calling in question the election of the returned candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected and the District Judge is of the opinion that in fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes, the District Judge shall, after declaring the election of the returned candidate, to be void, declare the petitioner or such other candidate, as the case may be, to have been duly elected: Provided that the petitioner or such other candidate shall not be declared to be duly elected if it is proved that the election of such candidate would have been void, if he had been the returned candidate and a petition had been presented calling in question his election. FORM 1 [See Rule 9(1)] NOMINATION PAPER

1. Name of the Constituency 2. Full name of the candidate 3. Number of candidate in the list of voters 4. Father's/husband's name 5. Age: 6. Sex 7. Occupation and address 8. Full name of proposer 9. Number of proposer in the list of voters 10. Signature of the proposer Candidate's Declaration I declare that I am willing to stand for election Signature of Candidate Certificate of delivery by Returning Officer Serial No. ,---------------This nomination paper was delivered to me by---------------------------------------------. at---------------------------------- wason ------------------------------------------------------Signature of the Returning Officer Instruction: Nomination papers which are not presented to the Returning Officer by one---------------. was on the day of.------------------- .. .19 shall not be received. FORM 2 [See Rule (10)] List of Nominations Received for------------------------------------- Constituency Sl.NO Name of the candidate Name of the father/husband Sex Occupation and address Name of the Proposer Note: The nomination papers shall be taken up for scrutiny at. ... a.m./p.m. the. ...dayof. ...19. at. ...(place) Signature of the Returning Officer FORM 3 (See Rule 13) LIST OF VALID NOMINATIONS SI. No. Name of candidate Sex Address Note: The poll shall be taken between and. ...at the polling stations already notified. Signature of the Returning Officer FORM 4 (See Rule 15) Counter Foil Voting Paper No. Foil Voting Paper No. Sl.No Candidates Name Voters Mark` Please read this carefully before recording your vote(s) (1) You have. ...vote(s) (2) Each vote is to be shown by cross mark "X" (3) You may give one vote to one candidate.

THE KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ (RESERVATION OF OFFICES OF ADHY AKSHA AND UPADHYAKSHA OF ZILLA PANCHAYAT) RULES, 1995 CONTENTS Rules 1.Title and commencement 2. Definitions (a)Act (b) Section. 3. Reservation of offices of Adhyaksha andUpadhyaksha 4. Rotation of Offices (As amended by Notification Nos. RDP 282 ZPS 96, dated 9-12-1996 and RDP 369 ZPS 97, dated 5-3-1998) Whereas the draft of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Reservation of offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat) Rules, 1995 was published in Notification No. RDP 470 ZPS 94, in the Part IV, Section 2-C(i) of the Karnataka Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 6-2-1995 as required by sub-section (1) of Section 311 of Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) inviting objections and suggestions to the said draft from persons likely to be affected thereby within 10 days of its publication in the Official Gazette. And, whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 6-2- 1995. And, whereas, the objections or suggestions received by the State Government in respect of the said draft have been considered; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 177 of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) read with Section 311 of the said Act the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules namely:1. Title and commencement.-(l) These rules may be called the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Reservation of Offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat) Rules, 1995. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.-In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,(a) " Act" means the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993); (b ) "Section" means a section of the Act. 3. Reservation of offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha.-1(1) Reservation of offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayats in the State for different categories in accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 177 shall be as specified in the table below:TABLE Sl.No Category Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Backward Classes: (a) Category-A (b) Category-B 7 2 2 1 7 2 2 1 Adhyaksha Total 5 1 Women 2 0 Upadyadksha Total 5 1 Women 2 0

Unreserved Total

12 27

4 9

12 27

4 9

(2) (a) The Offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha reserved for Scheduled Tribes shall be allotted by the 2rState Election Commission] to the Zilla Panchayats having the highest percentage of population belonging to the Scheduled Tribes with reference to the total population of the district. The same procedure shall be followed by the State Election Commission] for allotting Zilla Panchayats for the same -~ number of offices of Upadhyaksha for members belonging to Scheduled Tribes but excluding the Zilla Panchayats in which the offices of Adhyaksha have been already allotted to them. (b ) The Offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayats in the State shall be allotted by the [State Election Commission] for members belonging to the Scheduled Castes in the same manner as specified in clause (a) above: Provided that both the Offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha in any Zilla Panchayat shall not be allotted in favour of the category of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes only. (c) The Offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayats reserved for Backward Classes and those of Unreserved category shall be allotted by the State Election Commission] taking into consideration such factors as the [State Election Commission] may deem fit. (d) The Office of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha reserved for Women in each category referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be allotted by the 4[State Election Commission] to the Zilla Panchayats taking into consideration such factors as the 5[State Election Commission] may deem fit: Provided that both the offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha in any Zilla Panchayat shall not be reserved for Women. 4. Rotation of Offices.-Subject to Rule 3, the offices of the Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayats in the State shall be rotated from term to term: Provided that the Office of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat reserved for a particular category or for woman shall not be allotted to the same category or woman in the succeeding term.]