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Hand Book of Contesting Candidates (MPL - Corpn.) PDF
Hand Book of Contesting Candidates (MPL - Corpn.) PDF
Hand Book of Contesting Candidates (MPL - Corpn.) PDF
CORPORATIONS, 2019
Issued by:
TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
1st Floor, DTCP Building,
A C Guards, Hyderabad – 500 004.
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ORDINARY ELECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, 2019
HAND BOOK FOR CONTESTING CANDIDATES
INDEX
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22 Annexure – 8 Declaration to abide by the code of
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conduct along with nomination in Form-
III.
23 Annexure – 9 Declaration to be filed by the candidate 99
along with nomination on account of
election expenditure
24 Annexure – 10 Disclose of information relating to Criminal 100-108
Antecedents Order No.91/TSEC-ULBs/2018,
dt.28.02.2018 along with Annexure.
25 Annexure – 11 Declaration regarding disqualification
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along with nomination
26 Annexure – 12 Instructions on use of vehicles – Circular
No. 1030/TSEC-L/2019, dt:07.02.2019 110-115
27 Annexure – 13 Circular Instructions on restriction on
116-117
number of vehicles and people at
the time of filing nominations
Cir.No.1032/TSEC-L/2019,
dt:07.02.2019.
28 Annexure – 14 List of Nominations received for election as
118-119
member (Form VI)
29 Annexure – 15 List of Validly Nominated Candidates (Form 120
VIII)
30 Annexure – 16 Form of Notice of withdrawal - Schedule A
Form-9 121
31 Annexure – 17 Receipt for Notice of Withdrawal (Form IX) 122
32 Annexure – 18 Notice of Withdrawal of Candidatures (Form 123
X)
33 Annexure – 19 The List of Contesting Candidate (Form XI)
124
34 Annexure – 20 The Registration of Political Parties
125-167
and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2018
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43 Annexure – 29 Restrictions on printing of pamphlets, 202-208
Posters etc - Order No.179/TSEC-L/2018,
dt.19-05-2018.
44 Annexure – 30 Dos and Don’ts for guidance of candidates 209-213
45 Annexure – 31 List of Challenged Votes (Form XX) 214
46 Annexure – 32 List of Tendered Votes (Form XIX)
215
47 Annexure – 33 Notice to candidate or their election
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agents regarding the date, time and place
for counting
48 Annexure – 34 Revocation of appointment of Counting 217
Agent (Form XVII)
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CHAPTER - 1
PRELIMINARY
Periodic conduct of credible, free and fair election has been the
hallmark of modern democratic India. Indian electoral system has gained a
world-wide reputation and being a contesting candidate and one of the
stakeholders, you have also a great responsibility to further strengthen this
reputation. Gandhiji’s quote “means must justify the ends” should always be
borne in your mind during the entire course of the election. Election can be
called truly free and fair only when all t he stakeholders perceive and accept
the election to be free and fair.
1. TERM OF OFFICE:
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2. DELIMITATION AND EXTENT OF WARD
You should also know territorial extent of the Ward, where you are
contesting and its status i.e., whether Reserved (or) General Ward. The
copies of notifications will be available for information with the Returning
Officer of your Ward.
4. REGISTERED VOTERS:
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prepared based on the latest available Assembly Constituency Electoral Rolls
in toto. After publication of the electoral rolls of a Ward as aforesaid,
publishing authority cannot make sumoto inclusions or deletions or
corrections in the electoral roll of the Municipal Corporation. However, any
inclusions, deletions and corrections ordered by the Electoral Registration
Officer of the Assembly Constituency in the electoral roll of the Assembly
Constituency under Section 22 or Section 23 of Representation of People Act,
1950 upto the date of election notification of the Municipal Corporation
concerned will be carried out in the electoral roll of the Municipal
Corporation. Hence, it is important for you to advice the citizens in your ward
to check up the status of their electoral registration well in advance so as
to enable them to take corrective action well before the date of election
notification.
8. POLLING AGENTS
9. VULNERABLITY MAPPING
The threat and intimidation to the voters particularly, the voters from
vulnerable sections of the society in some parts of the State has been a
cause of concern. With a view to meet this challenge, the Commission has
recently introduced the system of ‘Vulnerability Mapping’. A free and fair
election can be conducted only in a conducive atmosphere from the law and
order point of view. Hence, it becomes imperative to keep track of the law
and order situation during the run up to the election and on the poll day.
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14. ZONAL/SECTORAL OFFICER
17. TRANSPARENCY
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CHAPTER - 2
1. Qualifications:
(c) You must be a woman to contest for the post reserved for
women. However a women candidate can contest for the
general seat in the same category. Also a candidate belonging
to reserved category (SC/ST/BC) can contest an unreserved
seat.
2. Disqualifications:
If you want to offer yourself as candidate you must not suffer from any
of the following disqualifications as on the date of scrutiny of nominations:
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CHAPTER – 3
The Returning Officer will prepare and publish on the date notified by
the State Election Commission, a notice under Section 35 of GHMC Act, 1955
in Form 7 of Schedule-A (Annexure-2) of the Act on the notice board of the
Municipal Corporation in such language or languages and in such places as
the Returning Officer thinks fit as per the directions of State Election
Commission, stating –
(a) the dates, the place and the hours between which and to whom
nomination papers shall be presented.
(b) the availability of nomination forms.
(c) the date on which, the hours between which and the place at which
the nominations will be taken up for scrutiny
(d) the last date and time for withdrawal of candidature
(e) the time and place at which the poll will take place.
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CHAPTER – 4
NOMINATIONS
1. Receipt of nominations:
The dates on which, the place at which and the hours between which
and to whom the nomination paper shall be presented are indicated in
the election notice published by the Returning Officer concerned under
Section 35 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. The
nomination papers are received between 11:00 A M and 3:00 P M on the
dates notified in election notice including public holidays, if any.
5. DEPOSITS:
Deposits of –
(i) those candidates whose nomination paper found to be invalid
and rejected
(ii) those validly nominated candidates who have withdrawn their
candidatures in accordance with law before the expiry of the
time limit for such withdrawals
(iii) those candidates defeated in the poll and
(iv) the candidate duly elected at the election may have to be
returned to them or forfeited in accordance with the law as
described hereunder.
N.B: A deposit can be refunded only to the person in whose name it
was made in the treasury, or his legal representative if he is
dead.
LEGAL PROVISIONS:
Rule 60 of conduct of election rules stipulates the method of
disposal of the deposits made by the candidates.
In order to avoid over crowding and to ensure proper control and order
at the time of filing of nominations, the Commission issued the following
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directions vide Circular with reference No.1032/TSEC-L/2019, dt.07.02.2019
(Annexure-13)
The Returning Officer may inform various political parties and interest
groups that the maximum number of vehicles that will be allowed to come
within the periphery of 100 mtrs. of Returning Officer’s / Assistant Returning
Officer’s office shall be two per candidate and maximum number of persons
that will be allowed to enter the office of Returning Officer/ Assistant
Returning Officer at the time of filing nomination shall be the candidate plus
two other individuals who may include the proposer proposing the
nomination of the candidate i.e., there can be only three people (including
the candidate) who can remain present inside the Returning Officer’s /
Assistant Returning Officer’s room at the time of filing nomination. Section
36 of GHMC Act. 1955 stipulates that nomination paper can be delivered to
the Returning Officer either by the candidate in person or by his proposer.
Where a candidate chooses not to be present physically to deliver the
nomination paper, the proposer and two other individuals shall be allowed to
enter the office of Returning Officer. The expenditure on the vehicles that
are used to carry persons at the time of filing of nominations shall be
included in the election expenditure of the candidate if he remains in the
fray.
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CHAPTER – 5
SCRUTINY OF NOMINATIONS
1. Introduction:
2. Grounds of rejections:
The Returning Officer will examine the nomination paper and will
decide all objections which may be made in application or on his own motion
after such summary enquiry, if necessary, and reject any nomination on any
of the following grounds.
(a) If the candidate is ineligible for election under Section 21A, 21B and 22
of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.
(b) In case of election to member of a ward, if the proposer is a person
whose name is not registered in the electoral roll of the concerned
ward.
(c) If there has been any failure on the part of the candidate or his
proposer to comply with any of the provisions of Section 36 and 37 of
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.
(d) If the nomination paper has been delivered to the Returning Officer
or a person authorised by him in this behalf, by a person other than
yourself or your proposer.
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(e) If your nomination has not been delivered at the place specified in
the public notice issued by the Returning Officer.
(f) If the nomination paper has been delivered to a person other
than Returning Officer or person authorised by him in this behalf.
(g) If your nomination paper is not substantially in the prescribed form.
(h) If your nomination has not been signed either by you or by your
proposer or by both at the places meant for such signature in the
nomination paper.
(i) If the deposit required has not been made by you in accordance
with the law
(j) If the signature of the candidate or his proposer is not genuine.
(k) If a candidate files a nomination paper to contest a seat reserved
for SC/ST/BC or Women and the candidate does not belong to such
reserved category.
(l) If the candidate has not filed the affidavit prescribed by the
State Election Commission on disclosure of information regarding
criminal antecedents, assets & liabilities and educational
qualifications of the candidates.
(c) Where the deposit has been made in cash, the receipt given to
you by Returning Officer and where the deposit has been made in
a Government Treasury or in a Bank where the Municipal
Corporation has an account, the Treasury receipt or Challan;
(d) The receipt for the nomination paper and notice of scrutiny
which was handed over to you by the Returning Officer or the
authorised person on your presenting the nomination paper;
and
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(e) Proof of being a member of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
/ Backward Class, as the case may be, if you are contesting a
seat reserved for any of the said categories.
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CHAPTER – 6
WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE
You are requested to note the following four points which must be
scrupulously followed for withdrawal -
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If the poll is found necessary i.e., if there are more than one candidate
contesting for the office of Member of Municipal Corporation, the
distinguishing symbol assigned to them shall be specified against the name of
each contesting candidate in Form XI (Annexure-19) and the Returning
Officer shall publish list of contesting candidates for Members of Municipal
Corporation in the District Gazette/State Gazette. Only the name of the
symbol assigned to each candidate need be mentioned in column 6 of the
list of contesting candidates and there is no need to affix the symbol itself.
2. Symbol Notification:
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(iv) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (iii) a political
party has been allowed to contest with a particular common symbol
in last general elections to the Telangana Legislative Assembly or
House of the People that political party shall have the preference
for allotment of the same symbol.
(v) If it is not possible for the Commission for any reason to allot a
common symbol to the candidates of a registered political party
from out of the list of symbols it has given its preference under this
paragraph, some other symbol from the list of free symbols may be
allotted to that party in consultation with that party.
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still in the field).
10. Where a candidate has made a declaration in his nomination
paper that he has been set up by a political party but could
not produce authorisation in A and B Forms from the political
party concerned within the stipulated time, he shall be treated as
an independent candidate.
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CHAPTER – 8
2. Polling Agent: You or your election agent may appoint one agent and
one relief agent to act as polling agents for each polling station and such
appointment shall be made by writing a letter in duplicate in Form XIV
(Annexure - 24) signed by you or your election agent. You or your
election agent shall deliver duplicate copy of the letter to the polling agent
who shall on the date fixed for the poll present the copy to and sign the
declaration contained therein before the Presiding Officer of the polling
station where such polling agent is appointed for duty and the Presiding
Officer shall retain it thereafter in his custody. At any polling station at
any given point of time only one polling agent or relief agent can be
present but not both.
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Any revocation of an appointment of polling agent shall be signed by
you or your election agent and such revocation will be operative from the
date on which it is lodged with the Returning Officer. In the event of
revocation or death of any agent at any time before the commencement
of poll, you or your election agent may appoint polling agent in the manner
prescribed above.
The role of polling agent is to observe the polling i.e., whether the
poll process is orderly, free and fair. The polling agent can perform this role
only if he is from local area and familiar with the identity of voters of that
particular booth. A person appointed as polling agent from outside the polling
station and not familiar with the identity of voters will not serve the purpose
for which he is appointed. Moreover, in such cases, there is always a
possibility of bringing in antisocial elements, rowdy sheeters etc., from
outside in the guise of polling agents to intimidate the voters, polling
personnel or polling agents of other candidates. The State Election
Commission has, therefore, issued the following guidelines with regard to
appointment of polling agents by contesting candidates.
(ii) Such Polling Agents / Relief Agents must have Adhar / EPIC or
any of the identity documents notified by the State Election
Commission.
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(iii) Sitting Member of Legislative Assembly/Legislative Council;
(iv) Mayor of a Municipal Corporation, Chairperson of Municipality;
Member of any ULBs;
(v) Elected Chairperson of National/State/District cooperative
Institution;\
(vi) Political functionaries appointed as Chairpersons of Central
PSUs/State PSUs, Chairpersons of Government Bodies,
Government Pleader/Additional Government Pleader.
(vii) Any Government Servant.
(iv) All polling agents shall display their identity document prominently
on their person on the day of poll for easy and quick identification.
(i) the set up of polling stations is made in such a way that the
polling agents are seated inside the polling stations so that
they may see the face of an elector as and when he
enters the polling station so that they can challenge
the identity of the elector, if needed. They should also be
able to watch entire operation inside the polling station
including his/her movement to the voting compartment and
his/her exit from the polling station after recording his/her
vote. But they should not, in any event, be seated in a place
where they have the chance of seeing voter actually
recording his/her vote which would compromise secrecy of
voting.
(ii) the seating arrangement at the polling station for the polling
agents, shall be guided by the priority categories wise as
shown below:
i. Candidates of recognised National parties and State parties
registered with TSEC;
ii. Candidates of registered parties with TSEC with a reserved
symbol;
iii. Candidates of registered parties with TSEC without a
reserved symbol; and
iv. Independent candidates.
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III With regard to providing specimen signatures of contesting
candidates and their election agents to the Presiding Officer:-
(i) Every polling agent must produce before the Presiding Officer
of the polling station the appointment letter in Form XIV
(Annexure –24), by which the candidate or his election agent
has appointed him. This must be done at least one hour
before commencement of the poll.
(ii) However, the Presiding Officer of a polling station is not in a
position to verify the signature of the candidate or his election
agent as given in appointment letter in Form XIV presented
to him by the polling agent as he will not be having the
specimen signatures of the candidates or their election
agents. This may result sometimes in presentation of spurious
Form XIV by unscrupulous persons with the purported /
forged signatures.
(iii) In order to prevent any such malpractices and unscrupulous
methods at the polling stations, the Commission has
devised a Format as indicated overleaf for obtaining the
specimen signatures of the candidates and their election
agents.
Name of Name of
Sl
Contesting Specimen his/ her Specimen
.
Candidate Signature Election Signature
N
o. Agent
Shri/Smt./Ms.
1 (Candidate ………………………. Shri/Smt./Ms ……………………….
No.1) .
Shri/Smt./Ms.
2 (Candidate ………………………. Shri/Smt./Ms ……………………….
No.2) .
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Shri/Smt./Ms.
3 (Candidate ………………………. Shri/Smt./Ms ……………………….
No.3) .
Place: Signature:
Date: (SEAL)
* Returning Officer /
Election Officer
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between different classes of citizens of India is a corrupt practice
and which may render your election void and entail disqualification
for membership and which is also an electoral offence punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend three years, or with
fine or both.
(vi) any removal of ballot paper or voting machine from the polling
station or tampering with the ballot boxes or voting machines by
use of force or otherwise (these are criminal offences);
(vii) any appeal by you or by your agent or any other person with
your consent or with the consent of your election agent to vote
or refrain from voting of any person on grounds of his religion,
race, caste, community or language or the use of or appeal to
religious symbols or the use of or appeal to National Symbols
such as National flag or the National emblem which is a corrupt
practice under the law, (However, no symbol allotted to a
candidate shall be deemed to be a religious symbol or a
National symbol);
(viii) the publication of any statement of fact which is false in
relation to the personal character or conduct of any
candidates;
(ix) booth capturing as defined in sections 59A and 607-C of Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 is both a corrupt
practice and an electoral offence punishable with imprisonment
of not less than one year and upto three years and with fine.
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various political parties and candidates and vitiate the atmosphere. For
maintaining a healthy and peaceful atmosphere conducive for the conduct of
smooth election, the Commission has prescribed a Model code of Conduct
(Annexure – 26) which will be supplied to you after finalization of your
candidature. You must ensure that you, your supporters and agents
observe the model code of conduct. Any violation of model code of conduct
will be viewed seriously by the State Election Commission and may seriously
affect your election.
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6. Defacement of public or private property:
You or your party should obtain the required permission from the
proper authority for the holding of a meeting at any public or private place.
Temples, Mosques, Churches or other places of worship should not be used
as forum for such meeting or for any election propaganda. Similarly,
permission should also be obtained for conducting processions. The
application should be made in time to enable the local police authorities to
make necessary traffic and security arrangements. Taking out processions
on the same roads or routes on which some other candidate is also taking
out procession on the same day should be avoided. Pictorial representations
should be sober and moderate and of real educative value to voters. A
high standard of decency and decorum should be maintained while making
speeches or raising slogans.
No loudspeaker fitted on vehicles of any kind or in any other manner
whatsoever should be used during the period of 48 hours ending with the
hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll in an polling area.
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8. Restrictions on printing of pamphlets, posters etc:
Photo Voter Slips are distributed by official machinery and can also be
downloaded by voters from the web portal of the Municipal body concerned.
These voter slips will enable the voters to know the polling station where
he/she has to cast vote and also facilitate the polling personnel to quickly
identify the serial number of the voter in the marked copy of the electoral
roll. It also curtails the scope for impersonation, discourages unscrupulous
elements from approaching the voters with malafide intent to influence
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them under the pretext of distribution of unofficial voter slips and also
improves voter turnout.
Production of Photo Voter Slip is not mandatory and any voter who
does not possess Photo Voter Slips shall not become ineligible to exercise
franchise. Every voter, whether he/she possesses a Photo Voter Slip or not,
shall produce either EPIC or any of the alternative identification documents
notified by the Commission to establish their identity at the polling station.
You may arrange for your polling agent to attend polling rehearsals in
their respective areas so that they may get familiar with the polling
procedure.
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Your workers should also familiarize the electors about the other
details of voting procedure followed at the polling station. The electors
should be informed that they are required to produce EPIC or other
alternative identification documents prescribed by the State Election
Commission. After an elector’s name is located in the electoral roll and his
identity established, his left forefinger will be marked with indelible ink. He
will then be required to give his signature or thumb impression on the
counter fiiol of the ballot papers. If he puts his thumb impression, he
should clean his thumb with the help of a piece of wet cloth or rag provided
on the table of the polling officer. This will be necessary to avoid any
possible smudge on the Ballot paper. The Polling Officer in-charge of the
arrow cross marked rubber stamps for marking the ballot paper, will take the
ballot papers from elector and fold it twice, first vertically and then
horizontally and then unfold the ballot paper and hand it over to the elector
to enable him to vote. Before allowing the elector to proceed to the voting
compartment, he/she will also check and ensure that the elector’s left
forefinger bears a clear indelible ink mark.
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Chapter – 10
Members of Armed Forces of the Union and members of Armed Police Force of
the State serving outside the State and spouse of any such person.
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Chapter – 11
Polling Day
1. INTRODUCTORY:
The election law provides that every person employed in any business,
trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment and entitled to vote
at election to the Ward Members of the Municipal Corporation, shall on the
day of poll, be granted a holiday or permitted avail time to franchise. No
deduction or abatement of wages of any such person shall be made on
account of such paid holiday/permission.
3. PROHIBITION OF CANVASSING:
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(g) shouting or otherwise acting in a disorderly manner within
or at the entrance of a polling station or in any public or
private place in the neighbourhood.
N.B. The distance from which a loudspeaker, etc, is used (even if for
other than election campaigning) is immaterial. The offence will be
committed even if it is used from a distance of more than 100 meters if
it causes annoyance to any person visiting the polling station for
the poll or interference with the work of officers and other person on
duty at the polling station.
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Magistrate concerned who has jurisdiction to deal with such cases and
Zonal/Sectoral Officer. You may also ask the Presiding Officer to record his
remarks on the complaint from his own observations.
If you or your agents honestly suspect that any voter is illegally taking
any ballot paper or ballot box out of polling station or unauthorisedly or
fraudulently tampering with the same, draw the attention of the Presiding
Officer to the matter immediately for necessary action on his part. This
kind of act is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one year with fine upto rupees five hundred or with both (section 608 of
GHMC Act 1955).
The polling agent should reach the polling station at least one hour
before the commencement of the poll. This will enable him to be present
when the Presiding Officer prepares the ballot box for taking the poll and
goes through the other preliminary/arrangements before the commencement
of the poll. If any part of these preliminaries has already been gone through,
the proceedings will not be commenced de-novo to accommodate any
latecomer. Each polling agent will be supplied by the Presiding Officer with a
pass on the authority of which the polling agent can go in and out of the
polling station as may be necessary.
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9. DUTIES OF POLLING AGENT:
The main duty of your polling agent is to see that your legal and fair
interests are safeguarded at the polling station, for which he has been
appointed as your polling agent. His other duties are-
The polling agent should provide himself with the following items when
he comes to the polling station:
The polling agent is prohibited from wearing any badge containing the
photograph of the candidate or any other political leader and also displaying
any party symbol, slogan or exhortation to vote within the polling station or
one hundred meters thereof. If he does so, his act will amount to a
cognizable offence punishable with fine, which may extend to Rs.250. He
should, however, display on his person the identity pass issued to him by the
Presiding Officer.
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12. ARRANGEMENT AT POLLING STATIONS:
Apart from the electors, only the following persons can be admitted
into the polling station by the Presiding Officer:
(a) The electors;
(b) Polling Officers;
(c) each candidate, his election agent and one polling agent of each
candidate at a time;
(d) persons authorised by the Telangana State Election Commission;
(e) public servants on duty in connection with the election;
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table and the elector leaving the polling station after he has recorded his
vote in the voting compartment.
The preparation of ballot box will be done one hour before the hour
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17. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDUCT OF
DEMONSTRATION:
17.2 The Presiding Officers will demonstrate the ballot box, fixing of paper
seal and preparing ballot box ready for commencement of poll, following the
existing instructions, in the presence of the polling agents, by taking their
signatures and affixing your own signature on the white surface of paper seal
inserted in the slot of the ballot box.
The polling agents may note down the engraved number on the
ballot box to compare with at the time of counting.
17.3 The Presiding Officer will mention the names of the agents and the
candidates they represent and obtain their signatures for the purpose of
record.
17.4 The poling stations not having the presence of rival candidates
contesting and where the demonstration of ballot box and preparation of
ballot box ready for commencement of poll has to be conducted in the
absence of agents shall merit focused attention of the election machinery.
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17.5 After the completion of poll on the basis of reports received from the
Presiding Officers, the Returning Officer will prepare a list of such polling
stations where the poll was conducted in the absence of agents or where at
the time of poll the agents of more than one rival contesting candidates were
not present and special attention will be paid to the documents received from
such polling stations for proper scrutiny.
The Fourth Polling Officer will give to the voter an inked arrow cross
mark rubber stamp then be asked to proceed to the voting compartment,.
After recorded his vote, the elector will refold, the ballot paper along the lines
on which it was folded before it was issued to him, come out of the voting
compartment and insert the ballot paper into the ballot box kept in front of
the Polling Officer / Presiding Officer.
As stated above, one of the main duties of the polling agent is to help
the Presiding Officer to detect and prevent impersonation of voters. The
polling agent is therefore, entitled to challenge the identity of a person who
comes as a voter if he has personal knowledge that the person claiming to
be that voter is not the same person. The polling agents should not,
however, make indiscriminate challenges, as this would hamper the smooth
process of the poll leading to delay in which case some voters, including the
supporters of his own candidate, might get tired and leave the queue
without voting.
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22. FORMAL CHALLENGE TO VOTER’S IDENTITY:
If the Presiding Officer disregards the list, the polling agent may
formally challenge the identity of the person provided he is satisfied that
the person concerned is impersonating a voter.
Even if the name of a voter is not mentioned in the above list of dead,
absent and allegedly suspicious voters, but a polling agent has personal
knowledge that the person claiming to be the voter is not the real voter, the
polling agent may formally challenge that person's identity.
After the inquiry is over, the Presiding Officer will return the
challenge fee of Rs.5/- to the challenger after taking his receipt in the
appropriate column in the list of challenged votes, referred to above
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(Annexure – 32) and on the counterfoil of the relevant receipt in the
receipt book.
The polling agents may bring to the notice of the Presiding Officer such
cases of voters whose names are included in the electoral roll but who seem
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to be much below the voting age so that the Presiding Officer may take
action in respect of such voters as mentioned above.
The left forefinger of the voter should be marked with indelible ink
soon after his identity is verified by the First Polling Officer. The underlying
purpose of this instruction is that there should be a sufficient time gap for the
indelible ink to dry and leave a proper indelible mark on the voter's forefinger
before he leaves the polling station. His forefinger should again be checked
before he leaves the polling station in order to verify that there is a clear
indelible ink mark on the finger. If the voter has wiped off the ink or there is
no proper ink mark visible, his left forefinger should again be marked with
indelible ink.
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30. APPLICATION OF INDELIBLE INK WHEN ELECTOR HAS NO LEFT
FORE FINGER:
If an elector has no left forefinger, then indelible ink should be applied
on any such finger which he has on his left hand. If he does not have any
fingers on his left hand, the ink should be applied on his right forefinger and
if he has no right forefinger, on any other finger which he has on his right
hand starting with his right forefinger. If he has no fingers on either hand,
ink should be applied on such extremity (stump) of his left or right hand as
he possesses.
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Paper’. For that purpose the Presiding Officer will make necessary entry in
the list of tendered votes in Form XXXV (Annexure – 33) and obtain the
signature or thumb impression of the voter therein. The voter will be
supplied with an ordinary ballot paper used at the polling station with last
serial number which will be written or stamped on its back `Tendered ballot
paper’. The elector will record his vote on the tendered ballot paper by
placing a mark by means of the arrow cross mark rubber stamp. Such
tendered ballot paper, after it is marked by the voter in the voting
compartment and folded, shall be placed by the Presiding Officer separately
in a cover specially kept for the purpose.
(i) If an elector, after receiving the ballot paper do not wish to vote,
he may return the ballot papers to the Presiding Officer without
marking it. The ballot paper and the counterfoil of such ballot
paper should be cancelled by writing on it the words “Returned;
Cancelled” and record as “Returned; Cancelled” on counterfoil of
Ballot paper and ballot paper.
ii) If the voter decides not to vote, he shall not be forced or compelled to cast
his vote. However, this situation may arose after introducing NOTA on the
ballot paper. Such persons will mark their vote on NOTA symbol.
If an elector to whom a ballot paper has been issued, refuses after warning
given by the Presiding Officer to observe the procedure as laid down in sub-rule (5)
of rule 24 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 2005, the ballot paper issued to him
shall, whether he has recorded his vote or not, be taken back from him. After the
ballot paper has been taken back, it will be recorded on its back and on the
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counterfoil of such ballot paper, the words – “cancelled. Voting procedure violated”
and put your signature below those words. All such cancelled ballot papers are kept
in a separate cover which shall bear on its face the words – Ballot papers cancelled:
Voting Procedure Violated and accounted for in ballot paper account in Part-I of
Form XXI.
After all the electors present at the poling station at the appointed
closing hour have voted as provided in the preceding para, the Polling Officer
formally declares the poll as closed and should not permit any person to vote
thereafter in any circumstance.
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therefor from the agent.
After closing and securing the ballot box a ribbon or take on the
four sides of the box lengthwise and breadth wise crossing each other on the
lid passing under the handle if there is one and tie the knot firmly and seal
the knot on a piece of thick paper or cardboard with Presiding Officers seal.
The polling agents present at polling station are allowed to affix their seals or
their signatures, if they so desire. After this, the ballot box or boxes should
be either –
(i) placed in a strong canvas bag, with provision for closing it with a strong
rope or other locking arrangement and the bag closed and sealed by you; or
(ii) wrapped with a new cloth which shall be sewn and the seams sealed by
you.
After the close of poll the Presiding Officer will also seal all the
election papers in separate packets in accordance with the rules and
instructions of the Election Commission. The polling agents present at
polling station are also permitted to affix their seals, in addition to the
seal of the Presiding Officer, on the envelopes and packet containing
the following documents –
(i) the marked copy of the electoral roll;
(ii) Voter's Slips.
(iii) the tendered ballot papers and the list of tendered
votes in
Form – XXXV.
(iv) the unused tendered ballot papers;
(v) the list of challenged votes;
(vi) the unused and damaged paper seals, if any;
(vii) appointment letters of polling agents; and
(viii) any other papers that the Returning Officer has directed
to be kept in a sealed packet.
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The polling agents are advised in the interest of their candidates to
affix their seals on the above packets of election papers.
After the Ballot Box/Boxes and all election papers have been sealed
and secured by the Presiding Officer, he will deliver them or cause them to
be delivered at the collection / storage centre.
The polling agents are permitted to follow the vehicle in which the
ballot boxes and election papers are carried to the collection/storage
centre. But they will have to make their own transport arrangements and
will not be permitted to travel in the vehicle carrying the ballot boxes and
election papers.
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been received and stored and the strong room has been locked, no one will
be allowed to go in until the morning of the day fixed for counting. If during
the interval, the strong room is to be opened for some reason, the
Returning Officer will inform the candidates and open the strong room in
their presence and immediately after the purpose for which the room is
opened has been served, the candidate or their representatives will be again
allowed to seal the doors and windows. A log book (Annexure–36) will
also be maintained in order that a full record is available of persons
entering the room, the purpose of the visit, time of entry, time of exit etc.
Where the poll has been adjourned at a polling station the adjourned
poll will recommence from the stage at which it was left immediately
before the adjournment. i.e., the electors who have not already voted
before the poll was adjourned will alone be permitted to vote at the
adjourned poll. The Presiding Officer of the polling station, at which such
adjourned poll is taken, will be provided with the sealed packets containing
(i) the marked copy of the electoral roll, (ii) stitched bundles of ballot papers
with their counterfoils and (iii) counterfoils of used ballot papers received
earlier from the Presiding Officers of the polling station concerned at which
the poll was adjourned.
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45:PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING FRESH POLL IN CASE OF
DESTRUCTION ETC., OF BALLOT BOXES:
Under Section 59 of GHMC Act, 1955, the State Election Commission is competent to
declare the poll at a polling station to be void, if at that polling station -
(i) any ballot box has been unlawfully taken away by an unauthorised person, or
(ii) Any ballot box has been accidentally or intentionally destroyed or lost or
damaged or tampered with and you are satisfied that the result of the poll at
that polling station cannot be ascertained for that reason, or
(iii) any error or irregularity in procedure as is likely to vitiate the poll has been
committed.
The Presiding Officer will report the matter with full facts to the Returning
Officer. The Election Officer shall, in turn through District Election Authority, report
the full facts of such case to the Sate Election Commission.
On receiving intimation from the Commission, the Returning Officer will inform
in writing the contesting candidates or their election agents of the date, time and
place fixed for the fresh poll and affix a notice on your notice board, notifying the
date and hours so fixed. Also, you should announce by beat of drum / tom-tom or
otherwise in the polling area concerned the place, date and hours so fixed.
All electors entitled to vote at the polling station or stations in question will be
entitled to vote at the fresh poll. The marks of the indelible ink made at the original
poll should be ignored at the fresh poll. To distinguish the marks to be made at the
fresh poll from those already made at the original poll, the Commission directs that
the mark of the indelible ink should be put on the voter's left middle finger at the
fresh poll.
A new ballot box and a new marked copy of electoral roll shall be used at the
fresh poll.
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The provisions of GHMC Act, 1955 and Conduct of Elections Rules, and Orders
made there under will apply to the fresh poll in exactly the same way as they apply
to the original poll. The ballot box or boxes used for the original poll at the polling
station(s) where fresh poll has been directed by the Commission should be
preserved carefully, unopened and with the seals intact.
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CHAPTER - 12
COUNTING OF VOTES
1. INTRODUCTORY:
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votes. You or your election agent will be given notice of every such change in
writing.
3. POWER OF OBSERVERS WITH REGARD TO COUNTING:
N.B. (1) The ‘public servants on duty’ will not include the Police
Officers, whether in uniform or without uniform (unless called
for by the Returning Officer for maintenance of law and order or
other duty), Ministers, State Ministers and Deputy Ministers of
the Union and States and the Speaker/Chairman of the Lok
Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislative Assemblies/Legislative
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Councils.
The law does not prescribe any specific qualifications for persons to
be appointed as counting agents. However, the candidates are advised to
appoint mature and major persons as their counting agents so that their
interests are properly watched.
The persons mentioned in the circular No.132/TSEC-ULBs/2018-1,
dt:24.09.2018 issued by State Election Commission shall not be allowed to be
counting agents.
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8. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTING AGENTS:
The candidates should submit the list of their counting agents with
photographs of such agents to the Returning Officer latest 17.00 hours on
the day three days before the date of counting. The Returning Officer will
prepare identity cards for such agents and issue the same to the
candidate.
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10. REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT OF COUNTING AGENT:
The candidate or his election agent is authorised to revoke the
appointment of a counting agent.
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13. MAINTENANCE OF DISCIPLINE AND ORDER IN THE COUNTING
HALL:
Everyone should cooperate with the Returning Officer in maintaining
discipline and order inside the counting hall. They should not leave the
counting hall without the permission of the Returning Officer. They should
carry out all directions given by the Returning Officer. They should note that
the Returning Officer may send out of the counting hall any person who
persists in disobeying his directions.
All the reasonable facilities for drinking water, refreshment, toilet, etc.,
will be provided within the premises of the counting hall.
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16. MAINTENANCE OF SECRECY:
The counting of postal ballot papers will be taken up first. This will
be done by the Returning Officer himself at the place of counting of votes
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All covers in Form-XXVIII containing postal ballot papers which were
received in time by the Returning Officer will be opened by him one after
another. The declaration by the voter in Form-XXVI will be found inside each
cover (Form-XXVIII). Before opening any of the inner covers (Form-XXVII)
containing the postal ballot papers proper, the Returning Officer will check the
declaration (Form-XXVI). He will reject a ballot paper without opening its inner
cover (Form-XXVII) in any of the following cases:
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necessary to put these declarations away in a sealed packet before any
ballot papers are brought out of their covers in Form-XXVII, as the
declarations contain the names of the voters along with the respective serial
numbers of their postal ballot papers.
After the above procedure has been completed, the Returning Officer
will proceed to open the covers in Form-XXVII one after another and the
postal ballot papers contained in them will be brought out. The Returning
Officer will scrutinise every such ballot paper and decide its validity.
(i) once the counting of postal ballot papers is in progress the polled ballot
boxes will be moved to the earmarked counting table for that ward and
counting of the ward ballot papers shall be started. Under the system, the
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counting of votes of ward member is done in two stages. In the first stage,
all the ballot papers in the ballot box or boxes used at a polling station are
taken out and accounted without folding them at the table earmarked for
that ward. Then they will be arranged into bundles of 25 each separately.
The total number of ballot papers in the box or boxes at the polling
station is ascertained separately. This number shall tally with the ballot
paper account of Member, Ward of the polling station as recorded by the
Presiding Officer concerned.
(ii) At the time of initial counting all the ballot boxes used at the polling
stations of that ward will be brought to the counting table earmarked for that
ward one polling station after another. The ballot papers, with the vertical
fold intact, are made up into bundles of 25 for convenience of counting and
each bundle is kept together by means of rubber bands tied at both ends. If
at the end of the initial counting, the balance left over ballot papers in the
box or boxes of the polling station are less than 25, then they are made into
a separate bundle and kept apart in a separate tray. All the bundles
containing the full number of 25 ballot papers will be placed inside a drum or
other receptacle. The drum shall be kept near the respective Returning
officer table. The above procedure will be followed in respect of ballot box or
boxes used at every polling station of that ward. After the full bundles of
ballot papers from all the ballot boxes used at all the polling stations within a
ward have been placed in the drum or other receptacle, they will be mixed
together ensuring that no ballot paper is damaged or spoiled in the process.
The bundles containing less than 25 ballot papers of each ward will be made
up into bundles of 25 ballot papers as far as possible and put inside the
receptacle before mixing. The remaining ballot papers of less than 25 shall
be kept separately noting the number of ballots in the bundle with pencil.
(4) Detailed counting: (i) After the initial counting for the purpose of tallying
Ballot Paper Account in respect of all polling stations in a ward has been
completed and the bundles of ballot papers have been mixed as explained
above, the second stage of counting i.e, detailed counting so as to scrutinize
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ballot papers for their validity or otherwise, sorting them out candidate-wise
and counting them candidate-wise to ascertain the result, is takenup. At the
first instance, the ward ballot papers i.e, 40 bundles, each containing 25
ballot papers, will be taken up at the concerned counting table where the
initial counting of that ward has taken place. For sorting out candidate wise
polled ballots and doubtful votes, big wooden trays having the compartments
equal to number of contesting candidates +1 for doubtful votes will be used
at each counting table. There will be a separate compartment for NOTA, just
like another contesting candidate.
(ii) At the counting table, the said 1,000 ballot papers contained in 40
bundles will be taken up for detailed scrutiny and sorting candidate-wise.
The ballot papers contained in each bundle will be scrutinized for determining
their validity or otherwise by taking each ballot one by one. However, it
should be noted that this is only tentative and preliminary assessment based
on apparent judgement of the counting staff. The counting assistants and
the counting supervisor shall be alive to the objections / suggestions of the
counting agents while deciding at counting talbe the validity or choice of the
voters as marked on the ballot paper. The counting agents shall be given
sufficient time to verify each polled ballot paper while scrutinizing them.
Candidate wise valid votes will be placed in their respective
compartment of the wooden tray and the bordering cases or doubtful votes
will be placed in the doubtful votes compartment of the wooden tray in each
round. Later, they have to be counted and made into bundles of 100 votes,
each and doubtful votes if any after making into bundles of 100 to be made
into separate bundle and note down the number of bundle with pencil. After
making candidate wise polled valid votes into bundles and doubtful votes
bundles and votes polled to NOTA, the number of polled votes to each
candidate and doubtful votes, they have to be recorded in the counting
sheet, duly signed by counting supervisor, make them into a big bundle with
wrapper and send it to pigeon hole. The Returning Officer will take up table
wise one by one bundles from pigeon hole and should note that the validity
of every ballot paper and particularly those of doubtful category shall be
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decided by the Returning Officer and his decision shall be final. The decision
of counting staff shall be subject to confirmation by Returning Officer.
(iii) The Returning Officer of ward concerned will scrutinize table wise all the
doubtful votes and decided if either they are in favour of any of the
candidates including NOTA or to be rejected as invalid as per the rules. The
additional votes decided candidate wise are added in the result sheet of that
round, correct the figures of candidate wise polled valid votes and rejected
votes, sign the sheet and send it to Result Sheet posting in charge and he
will post the round wise candidate wise polled valid votes and rejected votes
in the result sheet.
(iv) The above procedure for distribution of 1,000 ballot papers to that table
and their scrutiny and sorting and counting candidate-wise, as explained
above, will be repeated, till all the bundles of ballot papers in the drum or
receptacle relating to that ward are distributed to the concerned counting
table and counted. The procedure will be repeated till the entire ballot
papers of that ward are counted round-wise at the counting table and all the
doubtful (round wise, table wise) are decided by the Returning Officer
concerned. The round wise, table wise polled votes and rejected votes are
posted in the final Result Sheet by the incharge concerned and noted on the
black board and copy of it to be sent to media centre.
Convention of taking of signatures of agents after every round may be
continued.
2. After completion of the detailed counting of the entire ward votes at the
concerned counting tables and the doubtful votes are scrutinized and decided
by ward concerned Returning Officer then only the final result sheet of that
ward will be rechecked by the concerned Returning officer. The final result
sheet will be signed and results declared at the end by the Returning Officer
concerned duly giving opportunity for the request of recount if any.
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20. DECLARATION OF RESULTS:
If two candidates contesting any seat happen to secure the highest number of
votes and their vots are equal in number, the result will have to be declared by lot.
After the counting is complete in all respects and the Returning Officer has
completed and signed the Final Result Sheet, he will proceed to formally declare the
result of election, if there is no direction of the Commission to the contrary. He will
make the declaration of the result of election in Form XXXI (Annexure -40).
In case the Commission has issued any direction withholding the declaration
of result in any Ward until its further direction, any declaration of result by the
Returning officer in contravention of any such direction shall be null and void abinitio.
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23. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION:
Soon after the declaration of result, the Returning Officer will grant to the
returned (elected) candidate a certificate of election in Form – XXXIII (Annexure-41)
and obtain from him an acknowledgement of its receipt duly signed by him an
acknowledgement of its receipt duly signed by him. In case he is not present at the
time of declaration of result, he should immediately contact the Returning officer and
obtain the certificate of election.
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CHAPTER – 13
OBSERVERS
(2) The Observer nominated under sub-section (1) shall have the power
to direct the Returning Officer for the ward or for any of the wards
for which he has been nominated, to stop the counting of votes at
any time before the declaration of the result or not to declare the
result, if in the opinion of the Observer, booth capturing has taken
place at a large number of polling stations or counting of votes or
any ballot papers used at a polling stations or counting of votes or
any ballot papers used at a polling station or at a place fixed for the
poll are unlawfully taken out of the custody of the Returning Officer
or are accidentally or intentionally destroyed or lost or are damaged
or tampered with to such an extent that the result of the poll at
that polling station cannot be ascertained.
(3) Where an Observer has directed the Returning Officer under this
section to stop counting of votes or not to declare the result, the
Observer shall forthwith report the matter to the State Election
Commission and thereupon the State Election Commission shall,
after taking all material circumstances into account, issue
appropriate directions under Section 59A or Section 63A or Section
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(4) It shall be competent for the State Election Commission to appoint
an election expenditure observer for a group of wards of a Municipal
Corporation, so as to ensure that the provisions of Chapter XVII-A
of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 are strictly
adhered to and in that behalf the Commission may issue such
instructions as it deems fit, from time to time, to such Observers.
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CHAPTER – 14
1. Statutory Provisions:
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Provided that any expenses incurred by any political party as part of
its general propaganda, (which is distinguishable from its election campaign,
for the promotion or procuring the election of a particular candidate), by
words, either written or spoken, or by signs or visible representations, or
by audiovisual devises, or through print or electronic media or otherwise,
shall not constitute ‘election expenses’ for purpose of this Act.
Explanation – II:- (1) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that
any expenses incurred in respect of any arrangements made, facilities
provided or any other act or thing done by any person in the service of
the Government and belonging to any of the classes mentioned in clause
(9) of Section 17 A in the discharge or purported discharge of his official
duty as mentioned in the proviso to that clause shall not be deemed to be
expenses in connection with the election incurred or authorised by a
candidate or by his election agent for the purposes of this sub-section.
(2) The account of election expenses shall contain such particulars, as may
by order, be specified by the State Election Commission,
(3) The total of the said expenses shall not exceed such amount, as may
be order, be specified by the State Election Commission.
(3) The Commissioner shall also send a list of contesting candidates who
have failed to submit the accounts of election expenditure within the time
specified in sub-rule (2). He shall also forward any accounts of election
expenditure submitted after the due date with his report.
The District Election Authority shall, within two days from the date
on which the account of election expenses has been received by him, cause
a notice to be affixed to his notice board, specifying, -
(a) the date on which the account has been lodged before the
Commissioner,
(b) the name of the candidate; and
(c) the time and place at which such account can be inspected
by any intending person.
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Rule 94. Inspection of account and the obtaining of copies
thereof:
Any person shall on payment of a fee of five rupees, be entitled to
inspect any such account and on payment of a fee equal to cost of
making copies be entitled to obtain attested copies of such account or of
any part thereof.
(7) The District Election Authority shall, within five days of the
receipt thereof, forward to the State Election Commission, the copy
of the representation and the account, if any, with such comments
as he wishes to make thereon.
The State Election Commission also issued orders in the Order No.
1079/TSEC-L/2018 dated 20.12.2018 (Annexure–42) that the daily returns
and periodical returns of the expenditure should be made transparent by
making them available to the public and other contesting candidates. The
Returning Officer shall make available photo copies of the returns to other
candidates, any member of the public or Non-Governmental Organizations
on demand and on payment of Xeroxing charges or a certified copy as per
section 76 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and to the media, free of cost, so
as to enable them to assist the State Election Commission in effectively
implementing the ceiling imposed on election expenditure to be incurred by
the contesting candidates.
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6. Furnishing copies of the notifications, orders issued by
the State Election Commission to the candidates:
The Returning Officer shall scrupulously follow the provisions of the Act
and Rules issued there under and instructions issued by the State Election
Commission on matters relating to accounts of election expenditure
incurred by candidates to curb the role of money power and to ensure
free and fair elections.
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ANNEXURE – 1
Provided that the birth within one year from the date of
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commencement of the Telangana Municipal Laws (Second
Amendment) Act, 1994 (hereinafter in this Section referred to as the
date of such commencement) of an additional child or children shall
not be taken into consideration for the purposes of this Section;
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Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to a person, who,
for the time being, is holding the office of the Chairman of an Urban
Development Authority for the development area comprising the
Corporation, constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the
Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975.
(k) had been disqualified for voting under Section 20, unless such
period has elapsed for which he was disqualified for voting.
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be registered under the Telangana Area Co-operative Societies
Act, 1952 (Act XVI of 1952) which shall contract with or be
employed by the Commissioner on behalf of the Corporation;
(v) the occasional sale to the Commissioner on behalf of the
Corporation of any article in which he regularly trades to a
value not exceeding in the aggregate in any financial year
rupees five thousand: or
(vi) the occasional letting out on hire to or hiring from the
Corporation of any article for an amount not exceeding in the
aggregate in any financial year rupees one thousand.
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ANNEXURE – 2
FORM 7
[See Section 35]
(v) In the event of the election being contested, the poll will
take place on
……….. between the hours of …………… and …………….
Date
Address Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE – 3
SCHEDULE A FORM 8
Nomination Paper
(See Section 36)
as amended
4. Age : ……………………………………..
5. Address : ……………………………………..
Declaration by candidate
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ANNEXURE – 4
FORM – IV
[See rule 5]
This nomination paper for the Election to the Office of Member of the Municipal
Corporation of …………………… from …………….. Ward was delivered at my Office at (date and
Returning Officer /
Assistant Returning Officer.
Date: ………………….
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ANNEXURE - 5
FORM – V
[See rule 5]
of
………………….. from Ward was delivered to me at my office at ……………..
(hour) on
………….. (date) by the * Candidate / Proposer.
Returning
Officer/ Asst.
Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE - 6
FORM – I
[See rule 4]
1.
2.
3.
Date: Name:
*
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ANNEXURE – 7
FORM – II
[See rule 4]
Scheduled Castes / Backward Classes to the election to the office of Member of the Municipal
I hereby declare that I am a member of the …………….. Tribe / Caste/ Class which has
A/B/C/D/E
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ANNEXURE – 8
FORM – III
[See rule 4]
I hereby declare that the code of conduct prescribed by the State Election Commission
has been read by me/read over to me and I will abide by the conditions stipulated therein.
Date:
Signature of the Candidate
Name:
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ANNEXURE – 9
I……………………………………………………, S/o…………………………………….…………
Resident of………………………………………… Municipal
Corporation……….………………….., having filed the nomination for the office of
Member of ………………………… Municipal Corporation hereby
acknowledge that I have been supplied with a copy of the State
Election Commission’s Order No.1079/TSEC-L/2019,
dated:20.12.2018 relating to maintenance of accounts of election
expenditure by the contesting candidates and also the
Notification No.------------------------, dated:----------------.
Prescribing maximum limit on expenditure which can be incurred by
the contesting candidates for the said offices.
Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE – 10
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
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ANNEXURE – 11
I S/o
_hereby declare that I am not disqualified to the best of
knowledge and belief for being chosen Ward Member of the
Municipal Corporation of
under Sections 21A, 21B and 22 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955.
Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE - 12
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111
112
113
114
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ANNEXURE – 13
// ELECTIONS / URGENT //
CIRCULAR
Cir.No.1032/TSEC-L/2019 Dated:07.02.2019
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1) The Election Authority & Commissioner, GHMC / Election Authority & C & D,
MA / District Election Authority / Commissioners of Municipal Corporations /
Municipal Commissioners may inform various political parties and interested
groups that the maximum number of vehicles that will be allowed to come
within the periphery of 100 meters of Returning Officer’s/ Assistant Returning
Officer’s / Election Officers / Assistant Election Officers office shall be two per
a candidate.
3) As per statute, the nomination paper can be delivered to the Returning Officer
/ Assistant Returning Officer / Election Officer / Assistant Election Officer
either by the candidate in person or by his proposer. Where a candidate
chooses not to be present physically to deliver the nomination paper, the
proposer and two other individuals shall be allowed to enter the office of
Returning Officer / Assistant Returning Officer / Election Officer / Assistant
Election Officer.
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4) Requisite number of Senior Police Officers shall be designated as Nodal
Officers to assist the RO/EO. Each one of these Nodal Officers may be in
charge of two or three Wards each to ensure strict adherence to the above
instructions on restricting the number of vehicles and persons accompanying
the candidates. The Nodal Officer shall be given adequate support personnel
to ensure that the instruction is complied with.
5) The expenditure on the vehicles that will come along with the candidate at the
time of filing of nominations shall be taken into account for calculating his
expenditure if he remains in the fray.
To
// Attested //
Joint Secretary
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ANNEXURE - 14
FORM – VI
[See rule 6]
LIST OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED
Notice of nomination for election to the office of Member of the
Municipal Corporation of ………………….. from …………………. Ward.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Returning Officer /
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* This column is to be filled only in the case of a (Ward) where the
seat to be filled is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes
/Scheduled Castes/ Backward Classes in other cases this
column should be struck out.
** Where the electoral roll is sub-divided into parts and separate
serial numbers, are assigned to the voters entered in each
part a description of the part in which the name of the person
concerned is also to be given here.
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ANNEXURE - 15
FORM – VIII
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Sl. No. Name of Candidate Name of Address of
Father/Husband Candidate
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1 2 3 4
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1.
2.
3.
etc.
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Returning Officer
Place …………………
Date …………………
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ANNEXURE - 16
SCHEDULE A FORM 9
I………………………………of………………………………………………………………………………………
a candidate nominated at the election in the above ward do hereby
give notice that I withdraw my candidature …………………..………………
Returning Officer /
Assistant Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE - 17
FORM – IX
Returning Officer
Date ………………………
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ANNEXURE - 18
FORM – X
Returning Officer
Date ……………………
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ANNEXURE - 19
FORM – XI
[See rule 9]
Note: The poll will be taken between the hours of …………… and …………….
at the polling station fixed for the poll (on the date or dates) to
be notified separately.
Returning Officer.
Place ………………… Date ……………………
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ANNEXURE –20
(3) It applies to all elections held to local bodies in the State, on party
basis.
(4) It shall come into force with immediate effect.
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Part –I
PRELIMINARY
2. Definitions: In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(1)'Commission' means, the State Election Commission constituted under
Article 243 K read with Article 243 ZA of the Constitution of India;
(2)'Election Commission of India' means, the Election Commission of India
constituted under Article 324 of the Constitution of India;
(3)'local body' means, -
(9) words and expressions used but not defined in this Order, but defined
in the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, or the Telangana
Municipalities Act, 1965, or any law relating to Municipal Corporations,
for the time being in force, in the State, or the rules made thereunder,
shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts,
laws and rules.
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Part - II
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
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(i) whether it has already registered itself as a political party with the
Election Commission of India, and if so, whether it is recognised as
a National party or a State Party;
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where (i.e., the State) it is recognised and also
Secretary/President/Chairman of this State.
(iii) There should be a specific provision in the rules and
regulations/ memorandum/Constitution of the party regarding
organisational elections at different levels and the periodicity
of such elections and term of office of the office-bearers of the
party.
(v) Self attested extract copy of the latest Electoral Roll in respect
of atleast 25 members of the organisation (including all office-
bearers/members of main decision making organs like
Executive Committee/Executive Council) to show that they are
registered electors.
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(viii) Particulars of Bank accounts and Permanent Account Number
(PAN) if any, in the name of the party should be furnished.
(x) Separate affidavits from the office bearers of the main organs
of the Party in respect of their assets and liabilities (Specimen
format is at Annexure-VII).
(xi) Copies of income tax returns of office bearers of the Party for
last three years, if they are income tax payers. In case, any
office bearer is not income tax payee, certified details of his /
her monthly income along with source of income.
(xiii) Affidavits from the office bearers of the main organs of the
Party showing information about their criminal antecedents in
affidavit form (Specimen format is at Annexure – VIII).
(xix) The party must declare in its constitution that it must contest
an election conducted by the Commission within 5 years of its
registration.
If the party does not contest elections continuously for
6 years, the party shall be liable for deregistration.
(xx) A check list with clear answer against each item therein be
submitted with application (specimen of check list is indicated
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in the Annexure-II) the relevant page number of application,
where the details of the particular item in check list can be
verified, must be indicated by the party.
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(iii) If any objection is received the State Election Commission
may consider the same and in case it is found to be flimsy, it
may reject the same and register the political party. If on the
other hand the State Election Commission considers that the
objection is prima facie genuine, then the same shall be
communicated to the applicant and his remarks shall be
called for. After receipt of the remarks the Commission may
either decide the matter on merits on the basis of the records
available or it may give personal hearing to the parties
concerned and take a decision thereafter. The decision of
the State Election Commission shall be final.
(iv) Every Association or Body of individual citizens making an
application under this order for registration of political party
shall take care to see that the name of the political party
proposed to be registered should not resemble the name of a
political party which is already registered with the State
Election Commission, thus giving rise to a confusion in the
minds of the general public. Where the State Election
Commission is either suo-moto or on objections received from
the general public considers that the name of the political
party sought to be registered is similar to a political party
already registered, it shall be competent to the Commission
to reject the application. It shall however, be open to the
applicant to make a fresh application by changing the name
of the political party and any such application will be
examined de-novo as if it is a new application. The decision
of the State Election Commission shall be final.
(8) After an association or body or political party has been registered as
a political party as aforesaid,
(a) any change in its name, head office, office-bearers, address or in
any other material matters shall be communicated to the
Commission without delay;
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applicant Party, the Commission shall publish the notice in
Telangana Gazette and TSEC web portal before processing
the case further.
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(e) Follow or carry out the lawful directions and instructions of the
Commission, given from time to time, with a view to furthering
the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections or safeguarding
the interests of the general public and electorate in particular.
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Part - III
Allotment of Symbols
4. Allotment of Symbols:
In every contested election, a symbol shall be allotted to a contesting
candidate in accordance with the provisions of this Order, and different
symbols shall be allotted to different candidates at an election in the same
local body.
5. Classification of Symbols:
(1) For the purposes of this Order, symbols are either reserved or free.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Order, a reserved symbol is a
symbol, which is reserved for a recognised political party or a
registered political party for exclusive allotment to the contesting
candidates set up by that party.
(3) A free symbol is a symbol, other than a reserved symbol.
5A:- Conditions for allotment of reserved symbol to registered political
parties:
(a) Registered political party without a reserved symbol: No symbol
shall be reserved to any political party registered with the State Election
Commission as per the provisions of this Order unless and until the
conditions specified in sub. paragraphs (b) and (b-1) are satisfied.
Such registered political party shall be given preferential treatment in
allotment of free symbols to the candidates set up by it over the
independent candidates.
(b) Registered political party with a reserved symbol: A registered
political party which returns 15 MPTC Members or 3 ZPTC Members or
15 Ward Members of Municipalities or 15 Ward Members of Municipal
Corporations or 3 Members of GHMC from anywhere in the State shall
be entitled for a reserved symbol. It shall also be sufficient if a political
party returns a total number of 15 candidates from one or more of the
local bodies put together in the entire State. For the purpose of this
clause one ZPTC Member or one GHMC Member shall be treated as
equal to 5 offices of Members of MPTC/Municipality/ Municipal
Corporation. After each ordinary election, the performance of each
registered political party shall be evaluated in order to identify the
registered political parties which satisfy the criteria for registration of a
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symbol. On fulfilment of criteria stipulated for reservation of a symbol,
the party concerned shall in consultation with the State Election
Commission furnish a list of three symbols of its choice in the order of
preference and one of them will be reserved as common symbol of the
party by the State Election Commission.
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6. Choice and allotment of symbols:
(1) A candidate set up by a recognised National Party and registered with
the State Election Commission at any election to the local bodies in the
State shall choose, and shall be allotted, the symbol reserved for that
party by the Election Commission of India and no other symbol.
(2) A candidate set up by a recognised State party and registered with the
State Election Commission at any election to the local bodies in the
State, (whether) such party is a State party in the State or not, shall
choose, and shall be allotted the symbol reserved for that party by the
Election Commission of India and no other symbol.
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(3) A candidate set up by a registered political party at any election to the
local bodies in the State shall choose, and shall be allotted the symbol
reserved for that party by the Commission and no other symbol.
(4) In any election to the local bodies in the State, a reserved symbol shall
not be chosen by, or allotted to, any candidate other than a candidate
set up by a recognised or registered political party for whom such
symbol has been reserved, even if no candidate has been set up by
such party in such election.
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to the forfeiture by the Commission of the deposit amount, referred to in
clause (ii);
(iii) If two or more parties give preference for the same symbol, then the
question of allotment of the symbol to one of such parties shall be
decided by draw of lots;
(v) If it is not possible for the Commission for any reason to allot a
common symbol to the candidates of a registered political party from out
of the list of symbols it has given its preference under this paragraph,
some other symbol from the list of free symbols may be allotted to that
party in consultation with that party.
(1) Any candidate at an election to local bodies in the State, other than
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(c) a candidate set up by any registered political party referred
to in paragraph-6A; shall choose and shall be allotted in
accordance with the provisions hereafter set out in this
paragraph, one of the symbols specified as free symbols by
the Commission.
(2) Where any free symbol has been chosen by only one candidate at
such election, the returning officer/election officer shall allot that
symbol to that candidate and to no one else.
(3) Where the same free symbol has been chosen by several candidates
at such election, then, -
(a) if of those several candidates one of the candidates is, or
was holding the same office, and was allotted that free symbol at
the previous election to the same office, when he was chosen, the
returning officer/election officer shall allot that free symbol to that
candidate and to no one else; and
(b) if of those several candidates, no one is, or was, a sitting
member, the returning officer/election officer shall decide by lot to
which of those candidates that free symbol shall be allotted, and
allot that free symbol to the candidate on whom the lot falls and to
no one else;
(4) Where the same free symbol has been chosen by several candidates
at such election, then -
(a) If, of those several candidates, only one is a candidate set up
by an registered political party without a reserved symbol and all the
rest are independent candidates, the returning officer shall allot that
free symbol to the candidate set up by the registered political party
without a reserved symbol, and to no one else; and, if, of those
several candidates, two or more are set up by different registered
political parties without a reserved symbol and the rest are
independent candidates, the returning officer shall decide by lot to
which of the two or more candidates set up by the different
registered political parties without a reserved symbol that free
symbol shall be allotted, and allot that free symbol to the candidate
on whom the lot falls, and to no one else.
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Provided that where of the two or more such candidates set
up by such different registered political parties without a reserved
symbol, only one is, or was, immediately before such election, a
sitting member of the local body (irrespective of the fact as to
whether he was allotted that free symbol or any other symbol at the
previous election when he was chosen as such member), the
returning officer/election officer shall allot that free symbol to that
candidate, and to no one else:
(b) If, of those several candidates, no one is set up by any
registered political party without a reserved symbol and all are
independent candidates, but one of the independent candidates is,
or was, immediately before such election a sitting member of the
local body and was allotted that free symbol at the previous election
when he was chosen as member, the Returning Officer/Election
Officer shall allot that free symbol to that candidate, and to no one
else; and
(c) If, of those several candidates, being all independent
candidates, no one is, or was, a sitting member as aforesaid, the
returning officer/election officer shall decide by lot to which of those
independent candidates that free symbol shall be allotted, and allot
that free symbol to the candidates on whom the lot falls, and to no
one else.”
8. When a candidate shall be deemed to be set up by a political
party:-
For the purposes of an election for any Local Body to which this Order
applies, a candidate shall be deemed to be set up by a political party in any such
Local Body, if, and only if,-
(a) the candidate has made the prescribed declaration to this effect in
his nomination paper;
(b) the candidate is a member of that political party and his name is
borne on the rolls of members of the party;
(c) a notice by the political party in writing, in Form B, to that effect
has, not later than 3 p.m. on the last date for withdrawal of
candidature, been delivered to the Returning Officer concerned;
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(d) the said notice in Form B is signed by the President, the Secretary or
any other office bearer of the party, and the President, Secretary or
such other office bearer sending the notice has been authorised by
the party to send such notice;
(e) the name and specimen signature of such authorised person are
communicated by the party, in Form A, to the Returning Officer and
to the District Election Authority concerned, not later than 5 p.m. on
the last date for making nominations;
(f) Forms A and B are signed, in ink only, by the said office bearer or
person authorised by the party: Provided that no facsimile signature
or signature by means of rubber stamp, etc., of any such office
bearer or authorised person shall be accepted and no form
transmitted by fax shall be accepted.
8A. Substitution of a candidate by a political party:- For the removal of any
doubt, it is hereby clarified that a political party which has given a notice in Form
B under paragraph 8 in favour of a candidate may rescind that notice and may
give a revised notice in Form B in favour of another candidate:
Provided that the revised notice in Form B, clearly indicating therein that
the earlier notice in Form B has been rescinded, reaches the Returning Officer,
not later than 3 p.m. on the last date for withdrawal of candidature, and the said
revised notice in Form B is signed by the authorised person referred to in clause
(e) of paragraph 8:
Provided further that in case more than one notice in Form B is received by
the Returning Officer in respect of two or more candidates, and the political party
fails to indicate in such notices in Form B that the earlier notice or notices in Form
B, has or have been rescinded, the Returning Officer shall accept the notice in
Form B in respect of the candidate whose nomination paper was first delivered to
him, and the remaining candidate or candidates in respect of whom also notice or
notices in Form B has or have been received by him, shall not be treated as
candidates setup by such political party.
9. Power of Commission to suspend or withdraw registration of a
political party for its failure to observe Model Code or follow lawful
directions and instructions of the Commission:- Notwithstanding anything
in this Order, if the Commission is satisfied on information in its possession, that a
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political party, registered under the provisions of this order, has failed or has
refused or is refusing or has shown or is showing defiance by its conduct or
otherwise (a) to observe the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct for Local
Body Elections, as amended from time to time, (b) to abide by the provisions of
this Order, or (c) to follow or carry out the lawful directions and instructions of
the Commission, given from time to time, with a view to furthering the conduct of
free, fair and peaceful elections or safeguarding the interests of the general public
and electorate in particular, the Commission may, after taking into account all the
available facts and circumstances of the case and after giving the party a
reasonable opportunity of showing cause in relation to the action proposed to be
taken against it, either suspend for a period of six years, subject to such terms as
the Commission may deem appropriate, or permanently withdraw the registration
of such party.
10. Notification containing lists of political parties and symbols:- The
Commission shall, by one or more notifications in the Telangana Gazette, publish
lists of recognised political parties and registered political parties along with the
symbols reserved for each of them and also the list of free symbols for each
office.
11. Powers of Commission to issue instructions:- The Commission, may
issue instructions and directions -
(a) for the clarification of any of the provisions of this Order;
(b) for the removal of any difficulty which may arise in relation to the
implementation of any such provisions; and
(c) in relation to any matter with respect to the reservation and
allotment of symbols and registration of political parties, for which
this Order makes no provision or makes insufficient provision, and
provision is in the opinion of the Commission necessary for the
smooth and orderly conduct of elections.
12. Power of the Commission to issue instructions to registered
political parties without reserved symbol:- The Commission
may issue instructions for the benefit of registered political parties
without a reserved symbol such instructions as it may feel necessary
for expeditious reservation of a reserved symbol if they fulfil the
conditions specified in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 5A.
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13. Transitional Provision: The Recognised National Political Parties,
Recognised State Parties in the State of Telangana, Recognised
State Parties in other States and Registered Political Parties existing
at the commencement of this Order, having been registered under
the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order,
2001 shall be deemed to have been registered under this Order and
shall continue as such subject to provisions of this Order.
//Attested//
Joint Secretary
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ANNEXURE - I
To
The Secretary,
Telangana State Election Commission,
1st Floor, DTCP Building,
Opp: PTI Building, A.C. Guards,
Hyderabad – 500 004.
Sir,
1. Particulars required
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g) Whether it has already registered :
itself as a political party with the
Election Commission of India, and if so,
Whether it is recognized as a National Party
or a State Party
Yours faithfully,
Date: General
Secretary/Chairman/
President of the Party
(Office Seal)
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ANNEXURE- II
CHECK LIST TO BE FILED AND ATTACHED WITH APPLICATION FOR
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTY
(The application should contain the following particulars/documents. Applicant must
indicate against each of the items in CHECKLIST whether the item has been complied
with or not. None of the items should be left. Application with incomplete
CHECKLIST will be summarily rejected)
Name of the Party:
Sl Symbol Item Applicant Referenc
. Order Remarks e page
N Provision No.
o in Para
No.
1 3(3)(a) Has the Name of the applicant Party/ Yes/No
Organisation been given clearly? The name
should be clearly different from the name of
existing parties. Also, no part of the name
should have any religious, communal or caste
connotation
2 Has the date of formation of the party been Yes/No
indicated both in figures and words?
(Documents/evidence relating to formation of
the party should be furnished.)
3 3(4)(a)(i Has the Demand Draft of Rs.10,000/- on Yes/No
) account of processing fee been enclosed
with the application? (The Demand Draft
should be in favour of the Secretary, State
Election Commission, Telangana.
Applications received without the processing
fee along with the application will not be
taken up for scrutiny.)
4 Have the following particulars as per para 3 in Yes/No
Part – II of the Symbols Order, 2018, been
provided in the application?
3(3)(a) the Name of the association or body; Yes/No
3(3)(b) the State in which its head office is Yes/No
situated;
3(3)(c) the address to which letters and other Yes/No
communications meant for it should be sent ;
3(3)(d) the names of its President, Secretary, Yes/No
Treasurer and other office-bearers;
3(3)(e) the numerical strength of its members, and if Yes/No
there are categories of its member, the
numerical strength in each category ;
3(3)(f) whether it has any local units; is so, at what Yes/No
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levels;
3(3)(g) Whether it is represented by any member or Yes/No
members in any of the local bodies in the
State; if so, their numbers and Particulars
relating to the office they are holding and the
local body concerned.
3(3)(h) whether it is represented by any member or Yes/No
members in either House of Parliament or of
any State Legislature; if so, the number of
such member or members;
3(3)(i) Whether it has already registered itself as a Yes/No
and (b) Political Party with the Election Commission of
India, and if so, is a documentary evidence of
its registration with the ECI, Symbol
particulars and certified copies of the Party
Constitution enclosed?
(a) whether it is recognized as a National
party or a State Party in other States
(b) Whether it is applied by the same
authority (President/General Secretary)
of the Party registered with the ECI.
5 Has the Chief Executive of the party at the Yes/No
Central level signed the application and the
party constitution?
6 3(4)(a) Has the affidavit by President/General Yes/No
(vi) Secretary of the organization (in Annexure-
V), duly sworn before a 1st Class
Magistrate/Oath Commissioner been
submitted?
7 Has the total number of Members of the party Yes/No
been indicated (both in figures and words)?
8 3(4)(a) Have self attested extract copy of the latest Yes/No
(v) Electoral Rolls in respect of at least 25
members (including office bearers /
members/ Executive Committee) been
furnished?
9 3(4)(a) Have individual affidavits (in Annexure-VI) Yes/No
(vii) on stamp paper of at least Rs. 10/-
denomination and duly sworn before a 1st
Class Magistrate/Oath Commissioner /Notary
Public from the aforesaid 25 members of the
organization been furnished?
10 3(4)(a) Has a list of office bearers and members been Yes/No
(ix) furnished and the self attested copies of
electoral rolls and individual affidavits
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enclosed as per the sequence of the list.
11 3(4)(a) Has a copy of the party constitution with all Yes/No
(xiv) details and provisions regarding the
administrative set-up and functioning of the
party on democratic basis been enclosed with
application? Especially check the following:-
(i) Whether the constitution has been
adopted by General Body and some
authenticated documentary proof enclosed?
12 Whether the constitution provides for-
3(4)(a) (a) Periodic regular election to all offices & Yes/No
(iii) office bearers
3(4)(a) (b) Declares democracy, socialism & Yes/No
(ii) secularism as its basic tenets.
3(4)(a) (c) Declares that party will not, in any Yes/No
(xvi) manner, promote or instigate or participate in
violence;
3(4)(a) (d) Declares that party will hold periodic Yes/No
(xvii) (period to be specified in constitution but at
least once in 4 years) elections to all
positions of office bearers and organs of
the party;
3(4)(a) (e) Declares that party must contest an Yes/No
(xix) election conducted by the State Election
Commission within five years of its
registration and thereafter should continue to
contest. (if the party does not contest
elections continuously for six years, the party
shall be liable for deregistration);
3(4)(a) (f) Declares that party will submit a copy of Yes/No
(xv) the annual audited accounts and a copy of
Income Tax returns filed under the law of the
Party to the State Election Commission within
a period of 6 months after the end of each
financial year.
3(4)(a) (g) Contains a specific provision of “true faith Yes/No
(ii) and allegiance to the Constitution of India and
to the principles of socialism, secularism and
democracy and would uphold sovereignty,
unity and integrity of India”.
13 3(4)(a) Has the Chief Executive of the party Yes/No
(ii) authenticated the party constitution on each
page with his full signature and the seal of
the party affixed thereon? In case of
Recognised National Political Party, it shall be
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authenticated by both National level and State
level Secretary/President/Chairman of the
Party. In case of Recognised State Party in
other States, it shall be authenticated by
Secretary/President/Chairman of the Party
where it is recognised and also
Secretary/President/Chairman of this State.
14 Have the names of all main organs Yes/No
(committees, councils, etc. of the party) and
all office bearers of the said organs been
furnished.
15 3(4)(a) Has the procedure for merger and dissolution Yes/No
(iv) of the party been provided in the
constitution? (Such important decisions
should be taken with consultation at all
levels of the party. The provisions should be
clear in this regard.)
16 3(4)(a) Does the party constitution have a specific Yes/No
(iv) clause that any amendment to the
&(xviii) Constitution must be approved by the General
Body of the party
17 3(4)(a) Has the procedure of disciplinary action Yes/No
(iv) against the erring members been given in the
constitution?
18 3(4)(a) Have the particulars of Bank Account and Yes/No
(viii) PAN, if any, in the name of the party been
supplied?
19 3(4)(a) Have the separate affidavits (in Annexure- Yes/No
(x) VII) from the office bearers of the main
organs of the applicant party in respect of
their assets and liabilities, been furnished?
20 3(4)(a) Have the office bearers of the applicant party Yes/No
(xi) furnished a copy of the Income Tax Returns
filed for the last three years, if they are
Income Tax payers.
21 3(4)(a) If they are not Income Tax payee, has he/she Yes/No
(xi) furnished certified details of his/her monthly
income along with source of income.
22 3(4)(a) Have the details of PAN Card in respect of Yes/No
(xii) office bearers of the party been furnished?
23 3(4)(a) Have the affidavits (in Annexure-VIII) from Yes/No
(xiii) the office bearers of the main organs of the
party showing information about their criminal
antecedents been furnished in affidavit form?
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24 3(5) Is the application accompanied by a Yes/No
declaration (in Annexure-IV) to the effect
that the applicant has read and understood
the provisions of the Symbols Order and that
the Political Party sought to be registered by
him shall abide by the provisions of the
Symbols Order.
ANNEXURE – III
Structure and Components of the Party Constitution
Article XI: Mandatory Provision under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-
paragraph (4)(a) of paragraph 3 in Part - II of the Symbol Order that
the party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India
as by law established and to the principles or socialism, secularism and
democracy and would uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of
India.
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ANNEXURE – IV
DECLARATION
I, Sri/Smt/Kum______________________________, President/General
Secretary/Chairman of ______________________________ (Name of the
Party) do hereby declare that, I have read and understood the provisions of
the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2018 and
_____________________________________(Name of the Party) shall abide by
the provisions of the Order.
General Secretary/Chairman/
President of the Party
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ANNEXURE -V
(Deponent)
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ANNEXURE -VI
Specimen of Individual Affidavit in respect of at least 25 members
(including all office bearers) of the party to be sworn before a 1st Class
Magistrate/Oath Commissioner/Notary Public.
(Deponent)
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ANNEXURE-VII
Affidavit to be furnished by the office bearers (President, Vice- President,
General Secretary, Treasurer) of the applicant party regarding assets and
liabilities to be sworn before a 1st Class Magistrate/Oath
Commissioner/Notary Public.
I, ________________________________, son/daughter/wife of
_________________ aged ___________years, resident of _______________,
holding the office of _______________________(mention the name of office) of the
(mention the name of the political party), do hereby solemnly affirm and state
on oath as under:- (Strike out whichever not applicable)
(2) That the details of the assets (immovable, movable, bank balance, etc.) of
myself, my spouse and dependents* are given below:- ________________
A. Details of movable assets. (Value)
(Assets in joint name indicating the extent of joint ownership will also have to be
given)
S. Description Self Spouse(s Dependent- Dependent Dependent-3,
No ) 1 Name: -2 Name: Etc.
. Name(s) Name:
:
(i) Cash
(ii) Deposits in
Banks, Financial
Institutions and
Non-Banking
Financial
Companies
(iii) Bonds,
Debentures and
Shares in
companies
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(vi) Jewellery (give
details of weight
and value)
Note : Value of Bonds / Shares / Debentures as per the latest market value in
Stock Exchange in respect of listed companies and as per books in the case of non
listed companies should be given.
*Dependent here means a person substantially dependents on the income of the
candidate.
B. Details of Immovable assets
[Note: Properties in joint ownership indicating the extent of joint
ownership will also have to be indicated]
S. Description Self Spouse(s) Dependent- Dependent- Dependent-
No. Name(s): 1 Name: 2 Name: 3, Etc.
Name:
(i) Agricultural Land
- Location(s)
- Survey number(s)
-Extent (Total
measurement)
- current market value
(v) Others
(such as interest in
property)
3) I give herein below the details of my liabilities / over dues to public financial
institutions and government dues :-
Government dues:-
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(e) dues to departments
dealing with government
transport (including aircrafts and
helicopters)
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S. Description Name and Amount
No. address of outstanding as on
Bank / ……………….
Financial
Institution(s)
/
Department(s
)
(b) PAN number
(i)
(ii) Income Tax Return for last
assessment year
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I, the deponent above named, do hereby verify and declare that the contents
of this affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief; no part
of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.
Verified at this the day of , 20 .
DEPONENT
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ANNEXURE-VIII
Affidavit to be furnished by the office bearers (President, Vice-
President, General Secretary, Treasurer) of the applicant party regarding
criminal background to be sworn before a 1st Class Magistrate/Oath
Commissioner/Notary Public.
I, ………………………………………, son/daughter/wife of………………………………
aged ………….. years, resident of…………………………………………………………, holding
the office of …………………………………….(mention the name of office) of the
……………………………………………. (mention the name of the political party), do
hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as under:- (Strike out whichever not
applicable)
(1) I have not been convicted by any court of law for any offence
OR
I have been convicted in the following cases as per details below:-
(i) Case/First information report No./Nos. ………………………………….
(ii) Court(s) which passed the order of conviction……………………………
(iii) Police station(s) ………………District (s) … ………State(s)…………..
(iv) Section(s) of the concerned Act(s) and short description of the
offence(s) for which the candidate has ever been charged
………………………..
(v) Date(s) on which the sentence (s) was/were pronounced …………………
(vi) Whether the sentence(s) has/have been stayed by any court(s) of
competent jurisdiction …………………………………………………
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I, the deponent above named, do hereby verify and declare that the contents
of this affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief; no part
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of it is false and nothing material has been concealed there from.
DEPONENT
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ANNEXURE – IX
Notice to be published in daily news papers of the State for
registration of Recognised National / Recognised State Party in the
State of Telangana /Recognised State Party in other States by ECI
with the Telangana State Election Commission and calling for
objections from the general public.
NOTICE FOR REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTY WITH TSEC
(Published as per the directions of Telangana State Election Commission)
Dated: . .20__
President/General Secretary
___________(Name of the Party)
Note:
The Notice shall be published in not less than the size of 8cm × 6cm and
the heading in not less than 1cm height with bold letters.
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ANNEXURE – X
Dated: . .20__
President/General Secretary
___________(Name of the Party)
Note:
The Notice shall be published in not less than the size of 8cm × 6cm and
the heading in not less than 1cm height with bold letters.
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ANNEXURE - XI
NOTICE
Dated: . .20__
President/General Secretary
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ANNEXURE - XII
Signature of the
President/Secretary of
_______________ Party
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ANNEXURE - XIII
Names of the
Date of No. of
Sl. Institution constituencies where in Remarks
SEC seats
No. and post contestants were
Notification contested
fielded
1 2 3 4 5 6
Signature of the
President/Secretary of
_______________ Party
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FORM – A
From To
The State President/State General Secretary 1) The Collector and District
Election
Authority
…………………………… ……………………………. District
(Name of Recognised/Registered political 2) The Returning Officer
party with or without reserved symbol)
………………………….Ward,
……………………Municipal
Corporation
No. Date:
I hereby communicate that, the following person (s) has / have been
authorized by the _party, which is a National
Party / State Party / Registered Political Party with or without reserved symbol to
issue notice in Form-B to the candidates proposed to be set up by the Party in the
elections mentioned above.
1
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2
The specimen signatures of the above authorised persons are given below :
Yours faithfully,
Place
:
Date (President/General Secretary)
: Seal of the Party
Note:
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FORM - B
To
The Election Officer/Returning Officer,
Ward,
Municipality/Municipal Corporation.
Sir,
***
(i) the person whose particulars are furnished in columns (2) to (4) below
is the approved candidate of the party above named, and
(ii) The person whose particulars are mentioned in columns (5) to (7)
below is the substitute candidate of the party, who will step-in on the
approved candidate’s nomination being rejected on scrutiny or on his
withdrawing from the contest, if the substitute candidate is still a
contesting candidate, at the ensuing Election to the Ward of Ward
Number of Municipality/ Municipal Corporation:
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Name Name Father’s Postal Name of the Substitute Father’ Postal
and of / s/
Number the Mother’ address candidate who will step- Mother addres
of s/ of in ’s/ s
the approv Husban approve on the approved Husban of
Ward ed d’s d candidate’s d’s
candid name of candida nomination being name substit
ate te rejected on of ute
approve scrutiny, the candid
d ate
candida or substit
te ute
on his (approved candid
candidate) ate
withdrawing from the
contest
if, however, the
substitute
candidate is still a
contesting
candidate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*2. The notice in Form ‘B’ given earlier in favour of Sri/Smt ............. as
party’s approved candidate Sri/Smt .................................. as Party’s substitute
candidate is hereby rescinded.
Yours faithfully,
Place: ..........................
Date: ............................
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N ote:
1. The Form –B must be delivered to the Returning Officer not later than
3.00 PM on the last date for withdrawal of candidature.
2. Form-B must be signed in ink by t he office bearer(s) mentioned above. No
facsimile signature or signature by means of rubber stamp etc., of any office
bearer shall be accepted.
3. No form transmitted by fax shall be accepted.
4. Para 2 of the Form-B must be scored off, if not applicable, or must be
properly filed, if applicable.
5. If the Party President/General Secretary is issuing the Form-B directly to the
Returning Officer concerned in such case there is no need of issue of From-A
separately.
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FORM – XII
[See rule 10]
To
The Returning Officer,
…………………. Ward.
Signature of
Candidate.
Signature of Election
Agent
Place ……… Date ……….
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ANNEXURE - 24
FORM – XIV
[See rule 12]
Signature of Polling
Agent
Date ………………. Signed before me
Presiding Officer
Note: The appointment order shall be made in duplicate and one copy
thereof shall be handed over to the polling agent for production at the
polling station and the other copy to be sent to the Returning Officer.
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FORM – XV
[See rule 13]
Under Articles 243-K and 243 ZA of the Constitution of India and all other
powers hereunto enabling, the State Election Commission, hereby, issues the following
code of conduct to be followed in order to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections to
Gram Panchayats, Mandal Praja Parishads, Zilla Praja Parishads, Municipalities and
Municipal Corporations in the state of Telangana.
1. (a) The Code shall be known as the Code of Conduct for local body elections.
(b) It shall apply to political parties, contesting candidates, Ministers,
employees of the State Government and local bodies and other public servants
connected with local body elections.
2. This Code shall come into force from the time of announcement of Election
Programme by the State Election Commission and shall remain in force till
the completion of the election process.
3. The words and expression used in this Code shall have the same meaning as
assigned to them under Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018,
Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 and Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955, and the rules framed thereunder.
3(A) When ordinary elections are notified either for the Rural Local Bodies or for the
Urban Local Bodies located in the entire State, the Model Code of Conduct is
applicable to the respective areas in the entire State.
3 (B) When elections are notified to a limited number of casual or ordinary vacancies
in the Local Bodies, otherwise than State-wide ordinary elections, the area of
applicability or enforcement of Model Code of Conduct shall be as follows:-
ZPTC Member: When election is notified to a ZPTC, the Model Code of
Conduct shall be applicable for the entire area of the Revenue Division in
which the ZPTC is located.
MPTC Member: When election is notified for an MPTC, the Model Code of
Conduct shall be applicable for the entire area of the Mandal Praja
Parishad in which the MPTC is located.
Sarpanch or Ward Member(s) of a Gram Panchayat or for both: When
the election is notified for the office of Sarpanch or Ward Member(s) of a Gram
Panchayat or for both, the Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable for the
entire area of that Gram Panchayat.
Member of a Municipality: When election is notified to the office of Member
of a Municipality, the Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable for the entire
area of that Municipality.
Member of a Municipal Corporation: When election is notified to the office
of Member of a Municipal Corporation, the Model Code of Conduct shall be
applicable for the entire area of that Municipal Corporation.
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I. General Conduct
1. No party or candidate shall indulge in any activity which may aggravate existing
differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes
and communities, religions or languages.
2. There shall be no appeal to Religion, Communal or Caste feelings for securing
votes.
3. Places of worship such as Temples, Mosques, Churches, etc., shall not be used
as forum for election propaganda.
4. No criticism of any aspect of candidates private life which is not connected with
his public life shall be made nor any allegation be made which are based on
unverified facts or incidents.
5. Criticism of a political party, when made, shall be confined to its policies and
programmes, past record and works and shall not be based on unverified
allegations.
6. Organising demonstration or picketings before the houses of individuals by way
of protesting against their opinion or activity shall not be resorted to under any
circumstances.
7. No party or candidate shall permit their followers for using any private property
/ public property for erecting flag staffs, pasting notices, posters or slogans
etc., or suspending banners without written permission from the owner /
competent authority of the property concerned. Further, a copy of such written
permission shall forthwith be sent to the Returning Officer / Election Officer /
District Election Authority.
8. No candidate or his workers shall remove or deface the flag erected or posters
pasted by another candidate or political party.
9. All parties and candidates shall scrupulously avoid all activities which are
corrupt practices and offences under the Election Law such as:
(i) To appeal for vote or not to vote on the basis of religion, caste or
community and to use any religious symbol for soliciting votes.
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(vii) To canvas or to appeal for votes within hundred meters of a polling
station.
(viii) To use any conveyance or means of transport for the voters to or from
the polling station.
(ix) To behave in an unruly manner within or near about the polling station
or to obstruct a polling officer in the discharge of his duty.
(x) To impersonate a voter or attempt to cast vote under the false name of
voter.
III. Processions
1. A party or candidate organizing a procession shall decide before hand the time
and place of the starting of the procession, the route to be followed and the
time and place at which the procession will terminate. There shall ordinarily be
no deviation from the programme.
2. The organizers of the procession shall give advance intimation to the local
police authorities of the programme so as to enable the latter to make
necessary arrangements.
3. The organizers shall ascertain if any restrictive orders are in-force in the
localities through which the procession has to pass and shall comply with the
restrictions unless exempted specially by competent authority. Any traffic
regulations or restrictions shall also be carefully adhered to.
4. The organizers shall take steps in advance to arrange for passage of the
procession so that there is no block or hindrance to traffic. If the procession is
very long, it shall be organized in segments of suitable lengths, so that at
convenient intervals, especially at points where the procession has to pass road
junctions, the passage of held up traffic could be allowed by stages thus
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avoiding heavy traffic congestion.
5. Processions shall be so regulated as to keep as much to the right of the road as
possible and the direction and advice of the police on duty shall be strictly
complied with.
6. If two or more political parties or candidates propose to take processions over
the same route or parts thereof at about the same time, the organizers shall
establish contact well in advance and decide upon the measures to be taken to
see that the processions do not clash or cause hindrance to traffic. The
assistance of the local police shall be availed of for arriving at a satisfactory
arrangement. For this purpose, the parties shall contact the police at the
earliest opportunity.
7 The political parties or candidates shall exercise control to the maximum extent
possible in the matter of processionists carrying article which may be put to
misuse by undesirable elements, especially in moments of excitement.
IV. Polling Day
1. On the polling day, all political parties and candidates shall :-
(a) Supply to their authorized workers suitable badges or Identity cards
(b) Refrain from serving or distributing liquor within the polling area during
the period of
(1). forty-eight hours prior to the hour fixed for conclusion of the poll
and also on the counting day in the case of elections to Zilla
Praja Parishads and Mandal Praja Parishads;
(2). forty-four hours prior to the hour fixed for conclusion of the poll
and also on the counting day in the case of elections to Gram
Panchayats; and
(3). forty-eight hours prior to the hour fixed for conclusion of the poll
and also on the counting day in the case of elections to
Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
(c) Not allow unnecessary crowds to be collected near the camps set by
the political parties and candidates near the polling stations so as to
avoid confrontation and tension among workers and sympathizers of
the parties and candidates.
2. The identity slips given to voters shall be on plain (white) papers and shall not
contain any symbol or name of the candidate. The name of the voter, his
father’s/husband’s name, ward number, polling booth number and the serial
number of the voter in the electoral roll shall only be written on the identity
slip.
3. Every candidate and the political party shall co-operate with the Officers on
Election Duty to ensure peaceful and orderly polling.
V. Polling Booth
Excepting the voters, no one without a valid pass from the State Election
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Commission shall enter the polling booths.
VI. Observers
The State Election Commission is appointing Observers. If the candidates or
their agents have any specific complaint or problem regarding the conduct of
elections they may bring the same to the notice of the Observer.
VII. Expenditure
1. No contesting candidate shall incur the election expenditure in excess of the
expenditure fixed by the State Election Commission, by notification
2. The contesting candidate shall maintain day-to-day expenditure record in the
prescribed proforma which will be supplied to him free of cost on the date of
acceptance of his candidature.
3. Every contesting candidate shall, within 45 days of announcement of results, submit
the election expenditure account in the prescribed proforma to the Mandal Parishad
Development Officer.
VIII. Party in Power
1. A Public Servant shall remain absolutely impartial during the elections and he shall not
indulge in any campaigning activity for or against any contesting candidate or political
party.
2. A Public Servant shall not participate or accompany the Minister in any programme,
organised at an individual's house for which the Minister has accepted the invitation
during his election tour.
3. Public places such as maidans etc. for holding election meetings and use of helipads
for air flights in connection with elections shall not be monopolized by party in power.
Other parties and candidates shall be allowed to use such places and facilities on the
same terms and conditions on which they are used by the party in power.
4. Use of rest houses, circuit houses and other Government accommodation should be
permitted to all the candidates and the political parties on the same terms and
conditions on which it is permissible for party in power. However, no candidate or
party should be allowed to use such building or its campus for the purpose of election
propaganda.
5. No contesting candidate, who is in-charge of, or is in any manner connected with, the
management of an aided educational institution, or any other institution receiving aid
from the State or Central Government, shall, misuse the buildings, infrastructure, staff,
funds or vehicles belonging to such institution for furthering his/her electoral
prospects.
(i) If a Minister undertakes a tour of any area of a District where elections are
taking place, such tour shall be deemed to be an election tour and no
Government servant, except those who are deployed for security purposes,
shall accompany the Minister. No Government vehicles or any other facility
shall be made available for such tour.
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(ii) No vehicles belonging to Government or local bodies or public undertakings or
co-operative institutions or any other institutions receiving Government grants
shall be provided to any Minister, Member of the Parliament or the Legislative
Assembly or a candidate for canvassing in election in any manner from the
date of notification of election to the date of announcement of the results.
7. The Ministers shall not combine their official visit with electioneering work and shall
not make use of official machinery and personnel or other Government resources
including Government vehicle for furtherance of interests of any candidate.
8. From the time elections are announced by the Commission, Ministers and other
authorities –
9. From the time the elections are announced by the State Election Commission Ministers
and other authorities shall not :-
(a) Make any ad-hoc appointments in Government, Public undertakings etc. which may
have the effect of influencing voters in favour of the party in power.
(b) Make any promise of laying of roads, provision of drinking water facilities etc.
10. In order to ensure maintenance of a level playing field and prevent undue
influence on the election process the following persons irrespective of whether
he/she is provided with security or not or anything else shall not be appointed
as Election/Polling/Counting Agent of a candidate during an election:
(i) Any sitting Minister of Union and State Government;
(ii) Sitting Member of Parliament;
(iii) Sitting Member of Legislative Assembly/Legislative Council;
(iv) Mayor of a Corporation, Chairperson of Municipality;
(v) Chairperson of Zilla Praja Parishad and President of Mandal Praja
Parishad, Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat or any sitting Member of any
Mandal Praja Parishad or Zilla Praja Parishad;
(vi) Elected Chairperson of National/State/District co-operative Institution;
(vii) Political functionaries appointed as Chairpersons of Central PSUs/State
PSUs, Chairpersons of Government Bodies, Government
Pleader/Additional Government Pleader;
(viii) Any Government servant.
11. Issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer in the news paper and other
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media during the election period for partisan coverage intended to furthering the
prospects of the party in power shall be scrupulously avoided.
Articles 243K and 243 ZA of the Constitution provide for setting up of State
Election Commission (SEC) for conduct of free and fair elections to local bodies.
The Chapter I of part V of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, the Chapter
II of Part II of Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 and Chapter II of GHMC Act, 1955
make detailed provisions for ensuring free and fair elections to the local bodies.
Chapter II of Part V of TPR Act, 2018 enumerates various electoral offences. Similar
provisions are also made in Chapter III of part VI of Municipalities Act and in Chapters
II & XVII of GHMC Act. The Indian Penal Code also provides for strong protections
against electoral offences through Sections 171A, 171B & 171C.
Considering the letter and spirit of the Constitutional and statutory provisions
and also considering the ground realities, the State Election Commission has notified
the Model Code of Conduct with the object of providing level playing field to all the
candidates and political parties. However, the provisions of this MCOC address mostly
the concerns associated with the direct elections and it does not afford similar
protection against the malpractices encountered during the indirect elections.
During the past indirect elections, it was often noticed that various political
parties and other influential candidates organise “camps” by confining the elected
representatives for extended periods of time ostensibly to protect them from being
won over by the opponents. Camps typically involve housing in secret or unknown
locations usually in luxurious settings. Organisation of such camps involve incurring of
considerable expenditure and also employment of extra ordinary influence. Thus the
indirect elections tend to afford undue opportunities to be monopolised by the rich
and influential parties and persons. Party in power tends to enjoy additional
advantage because of its overt and covert influence over the Government machinery
for doling out explicit and implicit favours/ disfavours through various departments
and agencies.
Employment of all such illegal measures tend to distort healthy democratic
functioning besides breaching the trust reposed by the voters in their representatives.
It is not rare to see instances where newly elected representatives yield to such
measures by voting against the whips issued by their respective parties, thereby
foregoing their hard earned membership in the First meeting itself necessitating
conduct of casual elections at great cost to the public exchequer.
Hence, with a view to rein in the illegal practices of bribing, exertion of undue
influence etc., on the elected representatives, it is proposed to add a special section in
the MCOC with the following specific measures.
1. The MCOC for indirect elections shall commence from the date of declaration of
result of directly elected posts (Ordinary Elections) and shall extend till the
completion of indirect election of the concerned local bodies.
2. Bribery as defined in TPR Act and Indian Penal Code is not to be resorted by
any of the political parties, the elected members seeking offices such as
President, Vice-President, MPPs, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, ZPPs,
Chairperson/Vice-Chairperson, Municipalities, Mayor/Dy.Mayour of Municipal
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Corporations either directly or indirectly.
3. Ban on exertion of undue influence on the elected representatives for voting
against the whips issued by their respective political parties during the indirect
elections. Neither the political parties, nor any of their candidates involved in
the indirect elections shall exert or attempt to exert any undue influence
against any of the electors while exercising their electoral rights.
4. No political party nor any of the contesting candidates shall offer any post to
the electors as an incentive for defying their party whip while exercising their
voting rights.
5. The party in power or any of the functionaries of Government should not
misuse or attempt to misuse their power covertly or overtly for extending
incentives or disincentives while granting certificates, licences, work contracts
or in disposal of pending cases, payment of pending bills, revision of contracts
etc. Similarly the investigating agencies shall not resort to any partiality in
registration of offences or framing charge sheets, enforcement of arrests,
NBWs etc.
6. No political party or any candidate shall organise any camps with elected
representatives either directly or indirectly.
7. There shall not be any canvassing, campaigning activity pertaining to the
indirect elections to local bodies from 48 hours prior to the hour fixed for the
conduct of such indirect elections to MPPs, ZPPs, Municipalities or Municipal
Corporations. Such ban on canvassing, campaigning etc shall continue till the
completion of the indirect elections to the concerned bodies.
Any violation of the above provisions of the MCOC shall invite suitable prosecution or /
and action under relevant provisions of the Acts/rules concerned. Sections 234 of TPR Act or
Section 343-T of Municipalities Act or Section 612 of GHMC Act shall be invoked in appropriate
cases.
X. Prosecution
1. The violation of these provisions is punishable under various laws.
2. The District Election Authority, Deputy District Election Authority, Additional District
Election Authority and the Police are authorized to initiate prosecution against violators
of this Code before the Competent Criminal Courts under intimation to the State
Election Commissioner.
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CIRCULAR
No.629/TSEC-L/2018 Dated:08.08.2018
2. In order to prevent such disfigurement, the State Legislature had enacted Prevention
of Disfigurement of Open Places and Prohibition of Obscene and Objectionable posters and
Advertisements Act, 1997 (Act 28 of 1997).
3. Section 4 of the said Act makes the disfigurement of any public or private
place an offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend upto 3 months or
with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but which may extend
upto 2,000 rupees or with both. Abetment of such disfigurement is also made
punishable under section 5 of that Act. Under section 6 thereof, the police officers
are empowered to remove, erase, pull down and destroy objectionable
advertisements.
4. The Commission decided to issue detailed instructions in this matter and other
campaign related items in supersession of the earlier instructions issued in the
circulars No. 1473/TSEC-L/2016, Dated:23.11.2016 and No. 506/TSEC-ULBs/2015,
Dated: 22.7.2015, for strict compliance by political parties, candidates, individuals
and organizations etc. during the period of elections to Local Bodies. The crux of the
instructions is to abide by the extant provisions in the prevailing law:
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the law and subject to Court orders, if any on this subject. It should be ensured that
any such place is not dominated/monopolized by any particular party(ies) or
candidate(s). All parties and candidates should be provided equal opportunity in this
regard.
(c) If there is a specifically earmarked place provided for displaying
advertisements in a public place, e.g. bill boards, hoardings etc. and if such space is
already let out to any agency for further allocation to individual clients, the
authorities of local bodies concerned, should ensure that all political parties and
candidates get equitable opportunity to have access to such advertisement space for
election related advertisements during the election period.
(b) If the local law does not expressly permit wall writing, pasting of
posters, and similar other permanent/semi-permanent defacement which is not easily
removable, the same shall not be resorted to under any circumstances, even on the
pretext of having obtained the consent of the owner of the property. This will also
apply in the states where there is no local law on the subject of prevention of
defacement of property.
(c) In case of wall writings and pasting of posters and similar other
permanent/semi-permanent defacement which is not easily removable, and putting
up hoardings, banners, etc. on private premises with the owner's permission, the
contesting candidates or the political parties concerned shall obtain prior written
permission from the owner of the property and submit photocopies of the same
within 3 days to the Returning Officer or an officer designated by him for the
purpose, together with a statement in the enclosed proforma (marked as
Annexure). The statement in such cases and in the cases mentioned in sub-para (a)
above should clearly mention therein the name and address of the owner of the
property from whom such permission has been obtained together with expenditure
incurred or likely to be incurred for the purpose. Nothing inflammatory or likely to
incite disaffection amongst communities shall be permissible in such writings/display.
The expenditure incurred in this mode on specific campaign of candidate(s) shall be
added to the election expenditure made by the candidate. Expenditure incurred on
exclusive campaign for a party without indicating any candidate shall not be added to
candidate’s expenditure. The contesting candidate shall furnish such information
village/locality/town-wise, to the Returning Officer, or the authorized officer within 3
days of obtaining the requisite permission, for easy checking by the Returning Officer
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or the Election Observer or any officer connected with the conduct of elections.
(d) Subject to any restrictions under any local law or any court orders in
force, the political parties, candidates, their agents, workers and supporters may put
up banners, buntings, flags, cut-outs, on their own property, provided they do so on
their own volition, voluntarily and without any pressure from any party, organization
or person, and provided further that these do not cause any inconvenience in any
manner to anyone else. If such display of banners, flags etc. aims to solicit vote for
any particular candidate, then the provisions of Section 171H of the IPC would be
attracted and would have to be followed. Section 171H of the IPC stipulates that
whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or
authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any
advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the
purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be punished
with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees: Provided that if any person
having incurred any such expenses not exceeding the amount of ten rupees without
authority obtains within ten days from the date on which such expenses were
incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he shall be deemed to have
incurred such expenses with the authority of the candidate.
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DEFACEMENT OF VEHICLES
9. (a) In private vehicles, subject to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act,
Rules thereunder and subject to court orders in force, if any, flags and stickers may
be put on the vehicles by the owner of the vehicle on his own volition, in such a
manner that they do not cause any inconvenience or distraction to other road users.
If such display of flags and stickers aims to solicit vote for any particular candidate,
then the provisions of Section 171H of the IPC would be attracted and would have to
be followed.
(b) On commercial vehicles, display of any flag, sticker etc. shall not be
permitted, unless such vehicle is a vehicle validly used for election campaign after
obtaining the requisite permit from the Municipal Commissioner concerned in
Municipal elections, Joint Collector / Revenue Divisional Officer concerned in elections
to MPTCs and ZPTCs and Tahsildar concerned in Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat elections
and the display thereof in original on the wind screen.
(c) External modification of vehicles including fitting of Loudspeaker
thereon, would be subject to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act/Rules and any
other Local Act/Rules. Vehicles with modifications and special campaign vehicles like
Video Rath etc., can be used only after obtaining the requisite permission from the
competent authorities under the Motor Vehicles Act.
10. Subject to accounting for the expenditure, the following may be permitted:-
(a) In processions and rallies etc., flags, banners, cutouts etc. can be
carried subject to local laws and prohibitory orders in force;
(b) In such procession, wearing of party/candidate supplied special
accessories like cap, mask, scarf etc. may be permitted. However, supply of
main apparels like saree, shirt, etc. by party/candidate is not permitted.
(c) Educational institutions including their grounds {whether Govt. aided,
private or Govt.} shall not be used for political campaigns and rallies.
11. The State Election Commission, hereby, directs the Collectors and District Election
Authorities, the Superintendents of Police, Commissioners of Police and Deputy
Commissioners of Police to strictly implement the above directions and bring the same to the
notice of the Returning Officers/Election Officers and all other election related authorities,
and all political parties in the State, including district units of recognized National and State
parties, and all registered un-recognized parties based in the State, and also the contesting
candidates (at the time of elections) for information and compliance.
12. The Commission also directs that, action taken in this regard and the
prosecutions launched under the above Act during the period of election to Rural
Local Bodies and Urban Local Bodies should be informed to the Commission from
time to time.
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13. A copy of the said Act is enclosed for ready reference.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER)
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Annexure
Expenditure
Name and address of Details of Wall – Writing
incurred or likely
the owner of the or Hoardings or Banners
to be incurred on
Sl. private property from or Poster (Size of wall
the wall writing /
No. whom written writing/ hoarding /
hoarding / banner
permission has been banner / poster shall be
/ posters, etc.
obtained indicated
(Rs.)
Total:
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THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE
PART – IV.B EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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No.44 HYDERABAD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997.
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh
Prevention of the Disfigurements of Open Places and Short title,
Prohibition of obscene and objectionable posters and extent and
Advertisements Act, 1997. Commencement.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra
Pradesh
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State
Government may by notification in the Andhra Pradesh
Gazette, appoint.
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Definition 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
s:
(a) "advertisement" includes any notice, circular, hand-bill
label, wrapper or other document and also includes any visible
representation made by means of any light, sound, smoke or gas;
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(f) "Place open to public view" includes any private place
or building, monument, statue, post - wall, fence, tree or
other thing or contrivance visible to a person being in, or
passing along, any public place;
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Power to 6. (1) Any police officer not below the power to rank of a
remove, Sub-- Inspector or any other officer, empowered in this behalf by
erase, pull the Government may remove, erase, or otherwise pull down any
down and objectionable advertisement.
destroy
objection- (2) Any advertisement removed or pulled down under sub-section
able (1) or a photograph of any advertisement erased under that sub-
advertise- section shall be produced before a Magistrate of the First Class and
ments. if, in the opinion of the Magistrate, such advertisement is an
objectionable advertisement, the Magistrate may cause the
advertisement or the photograph thereof to be destroyed after
giving an opportunity of hearing to the advertiser wherever he is
known and where he is not known after recording that fact, but if
in the opinion of the Magistrate such advertisement is not an
Central objectionable advertisement the Magistrate shall dispose it of in the
Act 2 of manner provided in sections 457, 458 and 459 of the Code of
1974 Criminal Procedure, 1973 or in the case of an advertisement which
is erased make an order that it shall be restored at the cost of the
Government.
CHAPTER – III
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8. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or Prohibiting of
contract to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of this printing,
Act, no person shall print, publish, distribute or display or publishing or
cause to be printed, published, distributed or displayed any displaying
obscene poster relating to a cinema in any public place. obscene posters.
9. The Government may, as soon as may be after the
commencement of this Act, by notification constitute an Constitution of
authority or authorities for the purpose of determining all
question relating to obscenity of a poster. Authority for
10. Every person who contravenes the provision of
section 8 shall, on conviction, be punishable with determination of
imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine
which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but questions
which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.
relating to
11. (1) The Commissioner of Police in the twin cities of
Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and obscenity of
Vijayawada and the District Collector elsewhere may, -
poster.
(a) enter and search at all reasonable times with such
assistance, if any, as he considers necessary any place in
which he has reason to believe that an offence punishable Penalty
under this chapter, has been or is being committed;
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Forfeiture 12. Where a person has been convicted by any Court for
contravening any provision of this chapter or any rule relating
thereto, the court may direct that, any poster or other
document (including all copies thereof), articles or things in respect
of which the contravention is made, shall be forfeited) to the
Government.
Compoun
d- 13. (1) The Commissioner of Police, in the twin cities of
ing of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada and
offences. the District Collector elsewhere may accept, from any person
against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed
any offence punishable under this chapter, such sum of money as
may be prescribed by way of composition for the offence which
such person is suspected to have committed.
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(b) 'Director' in relation to a firm means a partner in
the firm.
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Provided that no such order shall be made after two years
from the commencement of this Act.
G BHAVANI PRASAD,
Secretary to Government,
Legislative Affairs & Justice Law Department
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ANNEXURE – 29
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ANNEXURE - 30
DOs
1. Do familiarize yourself with the legal provisions relating to
elections.
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15. Do find out the hours of poll as notified.
DON’Ts
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8. Don’t make use of religious symbols or national symbols in
electioneering.
16. Don’t hold public meeting in the polling area any time 48
hours before the hour fixed for the closure of the poll.
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21. Don’t threaten any candidate or any elector or any person
with any kind of act including social ostracism and ex-
communication or expulsion from any caste or community.
25. Don’t use the cell phone either in the Polling Station or the
Counting Hall.
DOs:
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6) Do carry a list of names of the dead, absent or allegedly
suspicious voters which might have been included in the
electoral rolls.
DON’Ts:
1) Don’t communicate any person any information calculated to
violate secrecy of voting.
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ANNEXURE – 31
FORM – XX
[See rule 29 (2) ( c )]
LIST OF CHALLENGED VOTES
Polling Station.
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Sl.No. Name of voter Serial No. in Signature or thumb Name of
the electoral impression of the identifier
Roll voter and his address if any
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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Name of the person Amount of Order of Presiding Signature of challenger
Challenging deposit made Officer in each case acknowledging receipt
of deposit when deposit
is returned
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(6) (7) (8) (9)
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FORM -XIX
[See rule 28(2)]
Sl. Part no. Sl.No. & Address of voter Sl.No. of Sl.No. of ballot Signature/
No. Name of voter tendered paper issued thumb
Ballot to the person impression of
Paper who has person
already voted tendering
vote
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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ANNEXURE - 33
Place ....................................
Signature...................................
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Date ..................................... Returning Officer
............................
To
All the candidates or their election agents
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ANNEXURE – 34
FORM XVII
To
The Returning Officer,
………………….. Ward.
I Sri/Smt/Kum………………………………….. a candidate/election
Agent of Sri/Smt/Kum………..……… candidate at the above election
hereby/revoke the appointment of Sri/Smt/Kum……………………………..
as Counting Agent.
Signature of Candidate/Election
Agent.
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ANNEXURE-35
FINAL RESULT SHEET
(to be used for recording the result where counting is done by mixing
(Where Ballot Boxes are used)
For Election to the office of Member of Ward No. &
Name............................... of......................…………… Municipal Corporations
of ................................. District
Polling station Total Votes found in the ballot box
No. of tendered votes
No. (es)
(1)
(2)
(3)
……..
Total
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
4th Round
5th Round etc.,
i. Total No. of
Votes Recorded at
Polling Stations
ii. No. of Valid
Votes Recorded on
Postal Ballot
Papers for
candidates and
rejected postal
ballot papers.
Grand Total
(i+ii)
Place……………….
Date ………………... Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE – 36
FORM XXXI
…………………………. (Name)
………………………… (Address)
Place :……………………..
Date :……………………. Returning Officer
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ANNEXURE – 37
FORM XXXIII
[See rule 56]
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
Place………………………………….. Date……………………………………
Returning Officer.
(with seal)
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ANNEXURE - 38
CIRCULAR
No.1079/TSEC-L/2018, Date:20.12.2018
Sub-Section (2) of Section 617 B of GHMC Act, 1955 and Sub-Section (2) of
Section 343 ZC of Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 stipulates that the account of
election expenses shall contain such particulars, as may by order, be specified by the
State Election Commission.
Sub-Section (3) of Section 617 B of GHMC Act, 1955 and Sub-Section (3) of
Section 343 ZC of Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 stipulates that the total of the
said expenses shall not exceed such amount, as may by order, be specified by the
State Election Commission.
For the purpose of clarity, the explanations given under Section 617-B of
GHMC Act, 1955 and Section 343-ZC of TM Act, 1965 for the election expenses are
reproduced below.
Explanation-I:- ‘Election expenses’ for purpose of this Act shall mean all
expenses in connection with the election,-
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In this regard the attention of all political parties and contesting candidates is,
hereby, drawn to the provisions of section 171 of the Indian Penal Code which reads
as follows:
“171 H. IPC Illegal payments, in connection with an election:-
whoever, without the, general or special, authority in writing of a candidate, incurs or
authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any
advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the
purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be punished
with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees:
Provided that if any person having incurred any such expenses not exceeding
the amount of ten rupees without authority, obtains within ten days from the date on
which such expenses were incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he shall
be deemed to have incurred such expenses with the authority of the candidate”.
Thus, from the above provision of law, it may be noted that the expenditure
incurred by the supporters in connection with election of a candidate, without the
knowledge or consent of the contesting candidate, is a criminal offence under the
above law and persons, supporters, political parties, body or associations are liable
for prosecution. And if such expenditure has been incurred, with the knowledge or
with the consent of the candidate, then the same should be included in the account
of election expenses of the candidate.
II. Directions for Compliance:
(i) No political party or any other association, body or individual, shall put up any
cut-outs, hoardings, wall paintings, flags, banners, buntings, advertisements in
newspapers, electronic media etc., without the general or special authority (in
writing) of the candidate whose election is sought to be promoted by such cut-outs,
hoardings, etc., as is statutorily and mandatorily required under Section 171 H of the
Indian Penal Code. Strict penal action against those offending the above provisions
of law shall be taken and prosecutions launched against them.
(ii) Subject to clause (iii) below, a political party or association or body may put
up any cut-outs, hoarding, etc., referred in clause (i) above as part of its general
propaganda, which is distinguishable from its election campaign for the promotion of
the election of a particular candidate. For example if the poster, banner etc. appeals
to the voter to vote for a party in words or picture or photo of party office bearers
only then it is a case of general publicity. But if a poster, banner etc. also appeals to
vote for a particular candidate in words or picture or photo then the cost thereof
should be counted towards the expenditure of that candidate. If there is more than
one candidate promoted in the propaganda, then the expenditure shall be shared
amongst them.
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(iii) No political party, contesting candidate, association, body or individual shall
put up any cut-outs, hoarding etc., either under clause (i) or under clause (ii) above,
unless prior written permission of the concerned Government authorities or local
authorities like Municipality and Municipal Corporation has been obtained under the
relevant local laws before putting up such cut-outs, hoarding etc.
(iv) Before granting any permission as envisaged in clause (iii) above, the
concerned Government authorities or the local authorities mentioned above shall
thoroughly examine the applications of the parties, association, bodies or individuals
with a view to satisfying themselves that the putting up of such cut-outs, hoardings
etc., on the proposed site does not compromise the safety and security of the
general public and does not result in traffic and other hazards in any manner
whatsoever. Such authorities shall also examine whether any authorisation from a
particular candidate is required by the applicant in terms of clause (i)&(ii) above and,
if so, whether such authorisation has been obtained by the applicant.
(vi) Penal action shall also be initiated forthwith against such defaulting parties,
associations, bodies or individuals by the Enforcement authorities under section 171
H, IPC and sections 4 and 5 of “Telangana Prevention of Disfigurement of Open
Places and Prohibition of Obscene and Objectionable posters and Advertisements
Act, 1997 (Act 28 of 1997)” the provisions whereof have been violated by the putting
up of such unauthorised cut-outs, hoardings etc.
(vii) If any such instances either come, or are brought, to the notice of the election
expenditure observer, District Election Authorities, Returning Officers or other
authorities concerned with the conduct of elections, including the Police authorities,
they shall forthwith take up the matter for prompt action as directed in clauses (v)
and (vi) above.
2. The Commission, hereby, warns all concerned that any violation of the above
directions will be viewed seriously by the Commission and most stringent action
possible under the law will be taken against the parties, associations, bodies or
individuals responsible for such violations.
3. If any Officer is found to have failed to take prompt and expeditious action as
envisaged above, he will render himself liable to strict disciplinary action for failure to
discharge the official duty.
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4. Concurrent monitoring during election campaign:
(i) The State Election Commission directs that for concurrent monitoring the “day
to day basis” true account of expenditure in Proforma-III should be submitted every
day to the authorities designated by the State Election Commission by the
candidate/election agent or by messenger personally or by post. These authorities
shall see that the day to day accounts of expenditure submitted are published and to
make them available to anybody who intends to verify them.
(ii) In connection with ordinary/casual elections to Municipal Bodies in the State,
the Commission, hereby, designates the following authorities for the inspection and
scrutiny of the day to day expenses during campaign period.
The election expenditure observers will also undertake inspection and scrutiny of all
the expenditure accounts constantly.
The Collector & District Election Authority shall also take follow up action in
respect of candidates who failed to lodge election expenditure accounts within the
stipulated time and in the manner required by or under the GHMC Act, 1955 and
Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 as the case may be, as per the procedure
envisaged in sub rules (2) and (8) of Rule 95 of Telangana Municipal Corporation
(Conduct of Election of Members) Rules, 2005. The report would be considered ‘in
the manner required’ by or under the GHMC Act, 1955 and TM Act, 1965, as the case
may be, only when
(i) The Expenditure Account should be complete and true. An expenditure report
which does not contain all the expenditure incurred will be considered incomplete
and untrue and would be acted upon as per the provisions of the Acts and Rules.
(ii) An expenditure Account that is in the format & Proformae prescribed by the
SEC in notification No.1079/TSEC-L/2018, dt.20.12.2018 (copy enclosed) will only be
treated as being in the manner required by or under the GHMC Act, 1955 and TM
Act, 1965, as the case may be. Any divergence from the format & proformae will be
treated as non submission and suitable action initiated against the concerned.
The election authorities relating to Municipal Corporation and Municipality
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ANNEXURE-39
No.409/TSEC-ULBs/2015-1 Dated:30.12.2015
NOTIFICATION
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FORM – XXI
[See rule 35]
PART – I
BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT
Serial No (s)
Sl. No. Details Total No
From To
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Ballot Papers Received xxx xxx xxx
Ballot Papers unused (i.e. not issued to
Voters)
(a) With the signature of Presiding Officer xxx
2
(b) Without the Signature of Presiding
xxx
Officer
(c) Total (a)+(b) xxx
Ballot Papers used at the Polling Station (1-
3 xxx
2)
Ballot Papers used at the Polling Stations
but not inserted into the Ballot Box
(a) Ballot Paper cancelled for violation of
xxx
voting procedure under Rule 29
4
(b) Ballot Papers cancelled for other reasons xxx
(c) Ballot Papers used as Tendered Ballot
xxx
Papers
Total (a+b+c) xxx
Ballot Papers to be found in the Box
5 (3-4) xxx
* Serial Number need not be given
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PART – II
RESULT OF COUNTING
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Name of the Candidate Number of valid votes cast
…………………………………………………………………………………………
1.
2.
3.
4. etc.,
………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Rejected Ballot papers
…………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Total
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Whether the total number of ballot papers shown against item No.III above tallies with
the total shown against item No.5 Part – I or any discrepancy noticed between these two
totals.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Place :
Date :
Signature of Counting Supervisor
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Number of votes cast
From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. :
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. :
17
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. :
From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. :
From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. :
Number of slips issued at the closing hour of the
:
poll to electors standing in the queue
18
Time at which poll finally closed after the last
such elector cast his/ her vote
Electoral offences occurred during the poll
with details
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Serious complaints, if any, made by the
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candidate/agents
Place:
Date:
Presiding Officer
This diary should be forwarded to the Returning Officer/ Election Officer along with
the ballot boxes and other sealed papers.
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NOTIFICATION
No.04/TSEC-PR/2018, Dated:16.02.2018
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tendered votes constitute more than Zero Point One percent
(0.1%) of the total number of votes polled;
To
The Election Authority and Commissioner of Panchayat Raj & Rural Employment,
Telangana Hyderabad.
The Election Authority and Commissioner, GHMC, Hyderabad.
The Election Authority and Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration,
Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the District Collectors and District Election Authorities in the State.
All the Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Praja Parishads.
All the District Panchayat Officers.
All the Commissioners of Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
Copy to
The Prl. Secretary to Government, PR & RD Dept., Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Secretary to Government, MA & UD Dept., Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Observers.
All the Political Parties.
The Press.
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ANNEXURE-43
ORDER
No.663/TSEC-ULBs/2017 Date:06.12.2018
3. Now, after taking into account all relevant factors and legal and factual
position, in supersession of instructions issued earlier, the State Election Commission
hereby directs that all electors at the ensuing Ordinary/casual elections to Urban
Local Bodies, who have been issued EPICs shall have to produce these cards to
exercise their franchise when they come to the polling station for voting. Those
electors, who are not able to produce their EPICs, will have to produce any of the
following alternative photo identity documents for establishing their identity.
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(X) Pension document with photograph such as Ex-serviceman’s Pension Book /
Pension Payment Order, Ex-serviceman’s widow / dependent certificates, Old
age Pension Order, Widow Pension Order with photograph (issued on or
before the date of election notification);
(XI) Identity Cards with photographs issued by the Secretariat of the Legislative
Assembly / Legislative Council to MLAs/MLCs.
(XII) Ration Cards with photographs (issued on or before the date of election
notification).
(XIII) SC/ST/BC Certificates issued by the competent authority with photographs
(issued on or before the date of election notification).
(XIV) Freedom Fighter Identity Cards with photographs.
(XV) Arms Licenses with photographs (issued on or before the date of election
notification).
(XVI) Certificate of Physical Handicap with photograph (issued by the competent
authority on or before the date of election notification).
(XVII) Identity Cards with photographs issued by the Secretariat of Lok Sabah /
Rajya Sabah to Members of Parliament.
(XVIII) Pattedar passbooks containing photographs (issued on or before the date of
election notification).
6. This Order should also be given wide publicity through print/electronic media
for information of the general public and electors and also be brought to the notice
of the contesting candidates.
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8. All the Returning Officers /Election Officers shall be instructed to note the
implications of this Order and explain the contents thereof to all Presiding Officers
through special briefings. They should also ensure that a copy of this Order is
available with the Presiding Officers at all polling stations.
To
The Commissioner, Election Authority, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
All the Collectors and District Election Authorities in the State.
All the Commissioners of Municipal Corporations, Municipalities
All the Deputy Commissioners of GHMC through Commissioner GHMC Hyderabad
All the Recognized and Registered Political Parties.
Copy to:.
The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration & Election Authority,
Telangana, Hyderabad.
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ANNEXURE-44
PART – I
PART – II
ACCOUNT OF PAPER SEALS
Date :
Place : Signature of Presiding Officer.
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