Appointment of dates for nominations etc

Appointment of dates for nominations etc.— As soon as a notification for an election is issued, the State Election Commission shall, by notification in the Gazette, appoint-

1. (a) the last date for making nominations, which shall be the seventh day after the date of publication of the first mentioned notification or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
2. (b) the date for the scrutiny of nominations, which shall be the day immediately following the last day for making nominations or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
3. (c) the last day for the withdrawal of candidature, which shall be the second day after the dale for the scrutiny of nomination or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;
4. (d) the date or dates of which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken, which or the first of which shall be a date not earlier than the twentieth day after the last date for the withdrawal of candidature; and
5. (e) the date before which the election shall be completed.