Procedure for election of the members of the Board

( See section 7 I (2) ) 1. The person commissioned by the Governor to preside over the meeting for the election of members to the Board (hereinafter in these rules referred to as the Chairman) shall fix the date, the time and the place for the presentation of nomination papers and intimate the Hindu Members of the Legislative Assembly with the details of the number and category of seats to be filled up by the election before seven clear days from the date fixed for the presentation of nomination papers. 2. Any Hindu Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State may nominate a qualified person belonging to the category of vacancy, who is not subject to any disqualification for election as a member of the Board by delivering to the Chairman, between the hours fixed by the Chairman for the receipt of nomination papers, a nomination paper signed by the proposer and another Hindu member of the Legislative Assembly of the State as seconder and stating the name of the person nominated. The person nominated shall affix his signature to the nomination paper before it is delivered to the Chairman, stating that he is willing to serve as a member of the Board, if elected. 3. The Chairman shall, as soon as the time fixed for the receipt of nomination papers is over, scrutinize the nomination papers in the presence of the candidates, proposers or seconders present and reject any invalid nomination. 4. Any person, who has been nominated may withdraw his candidature at any time before the Chairman proceeds to hold the election. 5. (1) If there is only one candidate for a seat, the Chairman shall declare him duly elected. (2) If the number of contesting candidates for a seat is more than one, a poll shall be taken on the same day or another day as may be fixed by the Chairman. (3) If there is no candidate for a seat, election proceedings shall be started afresh for filling up the vacancy in all respects as if for a new election. 6. For the purpose of these rules, Member of the Legislative Assembly shall mean a Member who has taken the Oath prescribed for the Members of the Legislative Assembly and signed the register of Members of the Legislative Assembly. 7. Every Hindu Member of the Legislative Assembly shall have one vote for the election to the seat of woman member under clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 7 of the Act and one vote each for the seats of the other two members under clause (h) thereof. 8. The poll shall be held on the date, time and place fixed by the Chairman and the counting of votes shall take place immediately after the close of the polling. 9. The candidate for each seat who obtained the highest number of votes shall be declared elected by the Chairman. 10. In the case of equal number of votes, the result shall be decided by draw of lots.