Correction of entries and inclusion of names in Electoral Role

(1) Every application under section 31 or sun-section (1) of section 32 shall be made in duplicate in such one of the Forms 7, 9, 17 or 18 as may be appropriate and shall be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 1 : Provided that the statements in Forms 2, 3 and 4 from persons having service qualification, received after the final publication of the electoral Roll shall be deemed to be applications under sections 31 and 32 and that no fee shall be deemed to have been prescribed for such application. (2) Every such application as is referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be presented to the Registration Officer in such manner as the Commission may direct. (3) Every application for inclusion presented in pursuance of sub-rule (2) shall be counter signed, where necessary, by another person whose name is already included in the roll in which the claimant desires his name to be included ; (4) The fee specified in sub-rule (1) shall be-- (a) paid by means of non-judicial stamps ; or (b) deposited in a treasury in favour of the Registration Officer concerned ; or (c) paid in cash to the Registration Officer against receipt. (5) Where the fee is deposited under clause (b) of sub-rule (4), the applicant shall enclose with the application a Treasury receipt in proof of the fee having been deposited. (6) The Registration Officer shall, immediately on receipt of such application, direct that one copy thereof be pasted in some conspicuous place in his office together with a notice inviting objections to such application within a period of seven days from the date of such pasting. (7) The Registration Officer shall after the expiry of the period specified in sub-rule (6), consider the applications and objections there to if any, received by him and shall, if satisfied, direct the inclusion, deletion correction or transportation of entries in the Roll, as may be necessary : Provided that when an application is rejected by the Registration Officer, he shall record in writing a brief statement of his reasons for such objection. (8) Where a claimant whose name is ordered to be included in the Roll is registered in the Roll of any other constituency, the Registration Officer shall, inform the Registration Officer of that constituency, who shall on receipt of such information strike off the name of the claimant from the Roll of that constituency.