1. The petitioner herein was elected as President of Nagar Panchayat Maro, Distt. Bemetara, on 31-12-2015 and the election was notified in the Official Gazette on 4-1-2016. She was obliged to submit her election expenses within 30 days from the date of election as President of Nagar Pachayat by virtue of S.32 - B of the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (for short, 'the Act of 1961'), which she could not submit leading to issuance of show - cause notice by the Chhattisgarh State Election Commission on 23-5 - 2016 to show - cause as to why she not be disqualified for failing to lodge the account of expenses within time and manner required by the Act of 1961. She replied the show - cause notice on 17-6-2016 clearly stating that she was unaware of the provision relating to lodging of election expenses within 30 days from the date of notification of election, but since that reply was not signed by her, she was again