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Madhya Pradesh Krishak Sanghathan Nirvachan Niyam, 1999

Madhya Pradesh Krishak Sanghathan Nirvachan Niyam, 1999

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These Rules govern elections to farmers' organisations (Krishak Sangathans), such as water users' associations, set up under the Madhya Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 1999. They provide for District Election Authorities, Returning Officers and polling staff, and cover polling stations, public notice and the election programme.

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Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter 2 FARMERS ORGANIZATION →

  1. 3Administrative machinery for conduct of elections
  2. 4General supervision of District Election Authority
  3. 5Appointment of Returning Officer
  4. 6Appointment of Assistant Returning Officers
  5. 7Duties of Assistant Returning Officer
  6. 8Duties of Returning Officer
  7. 9Publication of list of polling stations
  8. 10Appointment of Presiding Officer and Polling Officers
  9. 11Public notice for election
  10. 12Special election programme
  11. 13Nomination of candidates
  12. 14Presentation of nomination paper and requirements for valid nomination
  13. 15Security deposit

Chapter 3 OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF FARMERS ORGANIZATION →

  1. 16Publication of nominations
  2. 17Scrutiny of nomination papers
  3. 18Withdrawal of candidature
  4. 19Publication of list of contesting candidates
  5. 20Declaration of result for uncontested candidate
  6. 21Death of candidate before poll

Chapter 4 RESOURCES →

  1. 22Appointment of agents

Chapter 5 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 23Poll
  2. 24Right to vote
  3. 25Arrangement of polling stations

Chapter 6 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES →

  1. 26Preparation of ballot boxes
  2. 27Form of ballot paper

Chapter 7 MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 28Issue of ballot paper
  2. 29Procedure for voting
  3. 30Blind and infirm voters
  4. 31Facilities for women voters
  5. 32Identification of electors
  6. 33Tendered votes
  7. 34Challenging identification
  8. 35Safeguards against impersonation
  9. 36Spoiled and returned ballot papers
  10. 37Closing of poll and sealing of ballot boxes
  11. 38Account of ballot papers, ballot boxes, packets etc
  12. 39Scrutiny of opening ballot boxes and counting of votes
  13. 40Consequently, the body text for Section 39 ("erisfV;ksa dks [kksyus dh tkap rFkk erksa dh x.kuk") is not present in the source material provided.
  14. 41Rejection of ballot papers
  15. 42Re-counting of ballot papers
  16. 43Equality of votes
  17. 44Disturbance during counting
  18. 45Sealing of used ballot papers
  19. 46Transmission of ballot papers in cloth bags
  20. 47Counting of votes in case of fresh poll
  21. 48Declaration of result
  22. 49Grant of certificate of election
  23. 50Publication of result
  24. 51Disposal of ballot papers
  25. 52Adjournment of poll in emergencies
  26. 53Filling of casual vacancies
  27. 54Power of government in certain cases
  28. 55Power of Returning Officer to fix dates etc in certain cases
  29. 56Election of member of Managing Committee and President of Distributory Committee
  30. 57Display of voters list and notice of election
  31. 58Notice of election in Hindi
  32. 59Conduct of election in one day by secret ballot
  33. 60Declaration of due election
  34. 61Separate ballot paper for President of Managing Committee
  35. 62Counting of votes on conclusion of poll
  36. 63Election by lot on equality of votes
  37. 64Preparation of records after election by Returning Officer
  38. 65Power of Returning Officer to change date
  39. 66Requirement of presence of at least half the members
  40. 67Election of member of Managing Committee and President of Project Committee
  41. 68Display of voters list
  42. 69Notice of election at least two days in advance
  43. 70Conduct of election in one day by secret ballot
  44. 71Uncontested declaration in case of one candidate
  45. 72Separate ballot paper for President and members
  46. 73Immediate arrangement of counting and declaration of result
  47. 74Election by lot on equality of votes
  48. 75Preparation of records by Returning Officer after result
  49. 76Power of Returning Officer to change date
  50. 77Presence of half the members necessary for election
  51. 78Manner, time limit and fee for filing election petition

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