The Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1994
The Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1994
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The Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1994 set out the operational framework for conducting local body elections across municipal corporations, municipal councils, and nagar panchayats in the State of Punjab. Administered under the oversight of the State Election Commission, these rules outline step-by-step procedures for preparing and updating electoral rolls, issuing voter identity cards, receiving nominations, allotting election symbols, managing polling stations, and counting votes using ballot papers or electronic voting machines. They protect voting secrecy, detail postal ballot rights for election staff and service voters, establish guidelines for challenging voter identity, and define how candidates must declare election expenses and lodge election petitions. By ensuring systematic, free, and fair municipal polls, the framework guarantees every eligible city resident the right to participate in local democratic governance.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Issue of directions by the Commission
- 4. Form and language of Roll
- 5. Preparation of fresh Roll
- 6. Preparation of roll in parts
- 7. Order of names
- 8. Statement under section 29
- 9. Information to be supplied by occupants of dwelling houses
- 10. Access to certain registers
- 11. Publication of Roll in draft
- 12. Further publicity to the Roll and notice
- 13. Period for lodging claims and objections
- 14. Form for claims and objections
- 15. Manner of lodging claims and objections
- 16. Procedure of Registration Officer
- 17. Rejection of certain claims and objections
- 18. Acceptance of claim and objections without inquiry
- 19. Notice of hearing claims and objections
- 20. Inquiry into claims and objections
- 21. Inclusion of names in advertently omitted
- 22. Deletion of names
- 23. Final Publication of Roll
- 24. Appeals from orders deciding claims and objections
- 25. Preparation of Roll on re-delimitation of constituencies
- 26. Revision of Rolls
- 27. Correction of entries and inclusion of names in Electoral Role
- 28. Appeals from orders under rule 27
- 29. Identity Cards for electros in notified constituencies
- 30. Custody and preservation of Rolls and connected papers
- 31. Inspection of Rolls and connected papers
- 32. Definitions
- 33. Notification of symbols
- 34. Public notice of election
- 35. Eligibility for membership of a Municipality
- 36. Nomination Paper
- 37. Authentication of Certificates issued by the Commission.
- 38. Notice of Nominations.
- 39. Scrutiny of Nomination Papers!
- 40. List of Validly Nominated Candidates.
- 41. Withdrawal of Candidature.
- 42. Allocation of Symbols to Candidates.
- 43. Preparation of list of Contesting Candidates.
- 44. Declaration of result in uncontested election.
- 45. Appointment of Election Agents.
- 46. Appointment of Polling Agents.
- 47. Revocation of the appointment of the Polling Agent.
- 48. Voting to be in person.
- 48A. Design of Electronic Voting Machines.
- 48B. Preparation of Voting Machine by the Returning Officer.
- 48C. Arrangements at the Polling Station.
- 48D. Admission to polling station,
- 48E. Preparation of voting machine for poll.
- 49. Voting by Postal Ballot
- 50. Publication of hours fixed for polling
- 51. Powers of the Presiding Officer, regarding General Superintendence
- 52. Identity mark on ballot papers
- 53. Design of Ballot Boxes
- 54. Form of Ballot Papers
- 55. Material to be supplied at the Polling Stations
- 56. Arrangements at Polling Stations
- 57. Admission to Polling Stations
- 58. Preparation of Ballot Boxes for Poll
- 59. Marked copy of electoral Roll
- 60. Facilities for women electors
- 61. Identification of electors and safeguards against impersonation
- 62. Seating arrangement of Polling Officers and voting procedure in the polling station
- 63. Tendered votes
- 64. Challeinging of identity of elector
- 65. Spoilt ballot Papers.
- 66. Recording of votes of infirm electors.
- 67. Returning of Ballot Papers by electors.
- 68. Maintenance of secrecy of voting by elector.
- 69. Commencement and closing at Poll.
- 70. Account of Ballot Paper.
- 71. Sealing of other packets.
- 72. Destruction of ballot box.
- 73. Procedure for adjournment of poll.
- 74. Programme for counting of votes.
- 75. Intimation of time and place for counting of votes.
- 76. Appointment of counting agents and revocation of such appointments.
- 77. Admission to the place fixed for counting.
- 78. Maintenance of secrecy of voting.
- 79. Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes.
- 80. Counting of votes.
- 81. Counting of votes received by post.
- 82. Recount of votes.
- 83. Intimation of result of counting to the Returning Officer.
- 84. Declaration of result of election and return of election.
- 85. Grant of certificate of election to returned candidate.
- 86. Sealing of used ballot papers
- 87. Election Petition
- 88. Contents of the Petition
- 89. Deposit of Security for an election petition
- 90. Petition to be dismissed on non-compliance of provisions of the Act and the rules
- 91. Transmission of order to the prescribed authority and its publication
- 92. Return of deposits made by candidates at the time of nomination
- 93. Maximum election expenses
- 94. Submission of return of election expenses
- 95. Resignation incase of election from more than one constituency
- 96. Custody of ballot boxes and papers relating to elections
- 97. Inspection of election papers and supply of certified copies thereof
- 98. Power of the Commission to Issue instructions
- 99. Final authority for the interpretation of the rules
- 100. Overriding effect
- 101. Repeal
- Form 1. Statement as to place of ordinary residence by a person holding a Declared Office
- Form 2. Statement as to place of ordinary residence by a member of the Armed Forces
- FORM 3. Statement as to place of ordinary residence by a member of an armed police force of a State, who is serving outside that State
- FORM 4. Statement as to place of ordinary residence by a person employed under the Government of India in a post outside India.
- FORM 5. Letter of request
- FORM 6. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ELECTORAL ROLL IN THE DRAFT
- FORM 7. CLAIM APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION OF NAME
- FORM 8. Objection To Inclusion of Name
- FORM 9. Objections to particulars in an entry
- FORM 10. List of claims
- FORM 11. List of objections to inclusion of names
- FORM 12. List of objections to particulars in entries
- FORM 13. Notice of hearing of a claim
- FORM 14. NOTICE TO THE OBJECTOR
- FORM 15. NOTICE TO THE PERSON IN RESPECT OF CLAIM OBJECTION HAS BEEN MADE
- FORM 15-A. Notice of Hearing of an Objection to Particulars in An Entry
- FORM 16. Notice of Final Publication of Electoral Roll
- FORM 17. Application for transposition of entry in electoral roll
- FORM 18. Application for Deletion of Entry in Electoral Roll
- FORM 19. NOTICE OF ELECTION
- FORM 20. NOMINATION PAPER
- FORM 21. NOTICE OF NOMINATION
- FORM 22. List of Validly Nominated Candidates
- FORM 23. Notice of withdrawal of Candidate
- FROM 23-A. Notice of withdarwal of Candidature
- FORM 24. List of Contesting Candidates
- FORM 25. Declaration of the result of election
- FORM 26. Appointment of Election Agent
- FORM 27. Revocation of appointment of Election Agent
- FORM 28. Appointment of Polling Agent
- FORM 29. Revocation of appointment of Polling Agent
- FORM 30. Letter of intimation to Returning Officer
- FORM 31. List of Tendered Voters
- FORM 32. List of Challenged Votes
- FORM 33. Ballot Paper Account
- FORM 33-A. List of Blind and Infirm Voters
- FORM 34. Appointment of counting agents
- FORM 34A. Revocation of Appointment of Counting Agent
- FORM 35. FORM OF ACCOUNT OF BALLOT PAPERS
- FORM 35-A. Final Result Sheet
- FORM 36. Declaration of the result of Election
- FORM 37. Return of Election
- FORM 38. Certificate of Election
- FORM 39. Form of Affidavit
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