The following sets of rules are hereby repealed, namely:- Repeal.

1)The Punjab Gram Panchayat Election Rules, 1960 ; 2)The Punjab Panchayat Samitis (Primary Members) Election Rules, 1961; 3)The Punjab Panchayat Samitis Co-option of Members Rules, 1961; 4)The Punjab Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Election of Members Rules, 1961; 5)The Punjab Zila Parishad (Co-option of members) Rules, 1961; and 6)The Punjab Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads (Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules, 1961; as applicable in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

FORM IV (See Rule 7) PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTION Notice is hereby given that :-- (1)an election is to be held on .................................................................................... 2)Forms of nomination paper may be obtained at the offices of the officers specified in paragraph 6 between the hours of ................................... and ..........................................from ................................. (date) to ............................. (date) ; 3)Nomination papers may be delivered between the hours of 11 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon by a candidate or his proposer to any of the officers specified in paragraph (6) at his office on any day other than public holiday and not later than the ...................... day of ........................ ; 4)the nomination papers will be taken up for scrutiny at ..................... (hour) on ...................

1. (date) at .................................. (place) ; 5)Notice of withdrawal of candidates may be delivered by a candidate or his proposer or his election agent to and any one of the officers specified in paragraph (6) of at his office before 3 in the afternoon on ...................................... ; 6)nomination papers and notices of withdrawal may be delivered to the* ............................... ........ at his office ; 7)in the event of the election being contested, the poll will take place on .......................between the hours of ..................................... and ......................... Returning officer Date .......................................... Ward. Place *Here insert the name and designation of the Officer(s) to whom and the place at which the nomination papers and notice of withdrawal are to be delivered. FORM V (See Rule 9) NOMINATION PAPER Name of Gram Sabha/Constituency area ............................................................................... Name of Office ............................................................................................................ Name of the candidate ................................................................................................... Father’s/husband’s/mother’s name ....................................................................................... Age ............................................................................................................................. Sex ........................................................................................................................... Occupation ................................................................................................................. Address...................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Whether the candidate is a member of the Scheduled Castes, the particular caste to which the candidate belongs ..................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Serial Number of the candidate on the electoral roll pertaining to the Gram Sabha/Constituency area is ....................................................................................................................... .............................................................in Part No....................................................... Name of the Proposer ........................................................................................... Serial Number of the Proposer on the electoral roll pertaining to the Gram Sabha/Constituency area .......................................................................................................................... ............................................................in Part No....................................................... (Signature of the Proposer) Name of the Seconder ..................................................................................................... Serial Number of the Seconder on the electoral roll pertaining to the Gram Sabha/Constituency area ......................................................in Part No............................................................. (Singature of the Seconder) (To be filled by the Returning officer after the nomination paper has been delivered to him) FORM V-A DECLARATION BY CANDIDATE I hereby declare that I agree to this nomination. (Signature of Candidate) .............................. DECLARATION BY A CANDIDATE WHO IS A MEMBER OF SCHEDULED CASTES I Male/Female do hereby declare that I am a member of the _________________________ caste which has been recognised as Scheduled Caste/Backward Class, for the Union Territory of Chandigarh. (Signature of the Candidate) .............................. Date : _______________ UNDERTAKING BY A CANDIDATE WHO IS A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT I hereby undertake to resign the membership of Parliament if elected as Sarpanch or Panch of Gram Panchayat or member of Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad as the case may be, before taking the oath under section 13, 104 and 167 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh.

(Signature of the Candidate)

.............................. Dated : ___________________

(To be filled in by Returning Officer) Serial No...................... This nomination paper was delivered to me at my office at ................................... (date and hour).............................................. Date.......................... CERTIFICATE OF SCRUTINY I have scrutinised the eligibility of the candidate and find that he is eligible to contest the election, and I, therefore, accept the nomination ...................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... OR (ii)I have scrutinised this nomination and reject it for the following reasons ............................................................................................................................... Signature of Officer Scrutinising the nomination paper The symbol assigned to the candidate ............................................. Signature of Returning Officer

FORM V-B (See Rule 11) NOTICE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE I ____________________________________________________________ resident of Village __________________________________________ Block ______________________________ District ________________________________________ do hereby give notice to withdraw my candidature from the office of member/Panchayat Samiti/Gram Panchayat/Zila Parishad _________________________________________________________. Signature of the candidate Date and Time To The Returning Officer Order of the Returning Officer. Signature of Returning Officer.

FORM VI (See Rule 13) List of contesting candidates for Election of __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Election of Sarpanch/Panches of Gram Panchayat/Member of Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sr. No. Name of CandidateAddress of CandidateWhether SC, ST/Woman Symbol Allotted 1 23 4 5 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of Returning officer

FORM VII [See Rule 22 (1)(d)] To The Returning Officer, Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Samiti/ Zila Parishad Election ___________ Block ___________________ District ________________ Subject :Supply of Ballot-Paper for Polling by post. Sir, I, ____________________________________ S/o ______________________________

Age ______________________ is resident of Village ________________________________________

of Gram Sabha/Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad ______________________________________________ __________________ is scheduled to take place on __________________________________________ I being elector of the said Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad intend to cast my vote by post. Kindly supply me a ballot paper to enable me to cast my vote. Yours faithfully, Name _______________________________ S/o _________________________________ Village ______________________________ Block _______________________________ District______________________________ Dated :

FORM VIII [See Sub-Rule (2) of rule 25] Tendered votes list for the election of _______________________________________________ Name of the Gram Sabha/Constituency_____________________________________________________ Polling Station ________________________________________________________________________ Sr. No. Name of VoterNumber in Electoral rollSignature of Voter, if literate or thumb impression, if illiterate with his address. Signature of Presiding Officer Dated :

FORM IX

[See Rule 26] Challenged Votes List for the election of _____________________________________________ Polling Station ________________________________________________________________ Signature Sheet No. _____________________________________________________________ Name of Gram Sabha Constituency Number on electoral roll Name and address Signature of Voter or thumb impression if voter, is illiterate Name of identifier, if any Name of challenger Order of Presiding Officer in each case. Signature of Presiding Officer Dated : __________________

FORM X

[See Rule 33 (2) e] Challenged Votes List for the election of _____________________________________________ Polling Station ________________________________________________________________ Signature Sheet No. _____________________________________________________________ Name of Gram Sabha Constituency Number on electoral roll Name and address Signature of Voter or thumb impression if voter, is illiterate Name of identifier, if any Name of challenger Order of Presiding Officer in each case. Signature of Presiding Officer Dated : __________________

FORM XI

[See Rule 45 (1)]

Notice is hereby given to Shri _____________________________________________________

Member of Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad ____________________________________that a special meeting of the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad will be held at ________________________(time) on ___________________ (date) __________________________ at its office for the election of the

Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The members are requested to make its convenient to attend the meeting.

Signature ______________________ Designation ____________________ (SEAL)

Zila Parishad 1.Name of District 2.Name of Panchayat Samiti Zila Parishad 3.Place of meeting 4.Date and hour of meeting 5.Names of candidates proposed for Chairman with names of their Proposers and Seconders. Sr. No. Name of the candidate Name of ProposerName of SeconderIf candidate has withdrawn note fact and take candidates Signature or thumb-mark 1) 2) 3) Names of the candidates for Vice-Chairman and their Proposers and Seconders Sr. No. Name of the candidate Name of ProposerName of SeconderIf candidate has withdrawn note fact and take candidates Signature or thumb-impression 1) 2) 3) Signature of the Presiding Officer Date: _____________

FORM XIII