KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994

KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994

Preamble [Act No. 13 of 1994]

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Grama Sabha

S.3(a) Powers, functions and rights of the Grama Sabha

S.3(b) Responsibilities of Grama Sabha

S.4 Power of the Government to constitute and specify the name and headquarters of Panchayat

S.5 Incorporation and, administration of Panchayats

S.6 Strength of Panchayats

S.7 Composition of Village Panchayat

S.8 Composition of Block Panchayat

S.9 Composition of the District Panchayat

S.10 Division of Panchayats into constituencies

S.11 Power to rectify printing mistakes, etc

S.12 Staff of the State Election Commission

S.13 District Election Officers

S.14 Electoral Registration Officer

S.15 Assistant Electoral Registration Officer

S.16 Electoral roll for every constituency

S.17 Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll

S.18 No person to be registered in more than one constituency

S.19 No person to he registered more than once in any constituency

S.20 Conditions of registration

S.21 Meaning of ordinarily resident

S.22 Preparation and revision of electoral rolls

S.23 Correction of entries in electoral rolls

S.24 Inclusion of names in electoral rolls

S.25 Appeals

S.26 Fee for applications and appeals

S.27 Making false declarations

S.28 Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation etc., of electoral rolls

S.29 Qualifications for membership of a Panchayat

S.30 Disqualification of officers and employees of Government, local authorities, etc

S.31 Disqualification of persons convicted for certain offences

S.32 Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices

S.33 Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses

S.34 Disqualification of candidates

S.35 Disqualifications of members

S.35(a) Cessation of membership

S.36 Determination of subsequent disqualification of a member

S.37 Restoration of membership

S.38 Notification for general election to Panchayats

S.39 Delegation of functions of State Election Commission

S.40 General duties of district election officers

S.40(a) Election Observers

S.41 Returning Officers

S.42 Assistant Returning Officers

S.43 Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer

S.44 General duty of the returning officer

S.45 Provision of Polling Stations

S.46 Appointment of Presiding Officers for polling stations

S.47 Genera duty of the Presiding Officer

S.48 Duties of Polling Officer

S.48(a) Returning Officer, Presiding Officer etc. be deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission

S.49 Appointment of dates for nominations, etc

S.50 Public notice of election

S.51 Nomination of candidates for election

S.52 Presentation of nomination paper and requirements for a valid nomination

S.53 Deposits

S.54 Notice of nominations and the time and place for their scrutiny

S.55 Scrutiny of nominations

S.56 Withdrawal of candidature

S.57 Publication of list of contesting candidates

S.58 Election agents

S.59 Disqualification for being an election agent

S.60 Revocation of the appointment or death of an election agent

S.61 Functions of election agents

S.62 Appointment of polling agents

S.63 Appointment of counting agents

S.64 Revocation of the appointment or death of a polling agent or counting agent

S.65 Functions of polling agents and counting agents

S.66 Attendance of a contesting candidate or his election agent at polling stations and performance by him of the functions of a polling agent or counting agent

S.67 Non-attendance of polling or counting agents

S.68 Death of candidate before poll

S.69 Procedure in contested and uncontested elections

S.70 Fixing time for poll

S.71 Adjournment of poll in emergencies

S.72 Fresh poll in the case of destruction, etc. of ballot boxes

S.73 Countermanding of election or adjournment of poll on the ground of booth capturing

S.74 Manner of voting at elections

S.74(a) Using voting machine in elections

S.75 Special procedure for preventing personation of electors

S.76 Right to vote

S.77 Counting of votes

S.78 Destruction, loss etc., of ballot papers at the time of counting

S.79 Equality of votes

S.80 Declaration of results

S.81 Report of the result

S.82 Date of election of candidate

S.83 Publication of results of general elections to the Panchayat

S.83(a) Cessation of membership

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