Subject to the provisions of sections 105, Conditions of

106, 107 and 108, every person who- registration.

1. (a) is not less than 18 years of age on the Ist January of the year in which the election to take place.
2. (b) is ordinarily resident in a constituency shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency. 111. (1) A person shall not be deemed to be Meaning of ordinarily ordinarily resident in a constituency on the ground resident only that he owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house therein.

1. (2) A person absenting himself temporarily from his place of ordinary residence shall not, by reason thereof, cease to be ordinarily resident therein.
2. (3) A member of the Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly of the State absenting himself from his place of ordinary residence in connection with his duties as such member shall not, during the term of his office, cease to be ordinarily resident therein merely by reason of his absence from that constituency.
3. (4) A person who is a patient in any establishment maintained wholly or mainly for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from mental illness or mental defectiveness, or who is detained in prison or other legal custody at any place shall not. by reason thereof, be deemed to be ordinarily resident of that place.
4. (5) If in any case a question arises as to where a person is ordinarily resident at any relevant time, the question shall be determined with reference to all the facts of the case by the Electoral Registration Officer. | 112. (1) The electoral roll for each Preparation, revision shall be prepared by the Electoral and correction of Officer in the prescribed manner with electoral rolls to the qualifying date and shall come into force immediately upon its final publication in accordance with the rules made under this Act.
5. (2) the said electoral roll may, if necessary, be divided into convenient parts which shall be numbered consecutively.
6. (3) The said electoral roll shall, unless otherwise directed by the State Government for reasons to be recorded in writing, be revised in the prescribed manner with reference to the qualifying date:
   • (i) before each Election of the members of a Gram Panchayat, [***] or Zilla Parishad and
   • (ii) in any year, in the prescribed manner, with reference to a qualifying date, if such revision has been directed by the prescribed authority.
7. (4) Notwithstanding, anything contained in sub-section (3), the prescribed authority may at any time for reasons to be recorded, direct a special revision or me electoral rolls for any: Gram Panchayat, in such manner as it may think fit : provided that subject to the other provisions of this Act, the electoral roll for the Gram Panchayat, as in force at the time of the issue of any such direction, shall continue to be in force until the completion of the special revision so directed.