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(1) A person shall not be deemed to be a tlons for voter of a Municipal Ward unleaa he ia reqietra- registered as such in the Electoral I Roll for that tion as ward. voter tor candidates (:2) Sub ject, to' the . provisions' of this in elec- Requlation and of any other· law for the time tions. being in force, Every person who - (-a) Is a ci tl zen of India, (b) has attained the .age of 18 years on the first day of January of the year for which the 'Electora.l Roll is' being prepared, and (c) has the requisite qualification in respect of residence shall be entitled to.be 130 registered as a voter in the Electoral Roll for a Municipal ward.; Provided that no person shall be entitled to be 50 registerd if he - (i) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court: or (ii) is tor tne time being disqualified. for voting under the provisions of section 42 or any other law relating to corrupt practjce and other offences in connection with Electiqha: Provided rurtber that no person shall .be entitled to be eo registered. the Electoral Roll for more than such ward in a Municipal area or more than once in any electoral roll. (3) For t.ne purpcee of ~6ection(2), a person shall be deemed to requisite qual if ications-- (a) . in res~~ct of residence, if he has ordinary resided in a dwelling (other than as an inmate or a pet ien t in a prison or a hoepi tal) in the Municipal ward concerned, for a period of not less than twelve months immediately preceding the 1st day of January of the year which the electoral roll if; being prepared: ... (b) in respect of business premises. ~f. he occupies any business premises in the Munlclpal ward concerned. for a period of not less than twelve months lmmediately prece~inq th 1st day of January of the year for which the electoral roll is being preperec.: and " . .. , THE ANDAHAN AND NICOB~R EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE, DEC. 8~ 1994 _ .•... __ ... - ..•. _---- ------------------.--------------~------~---------------------- ",,,, 4;:) .. (c) in r e sp ec t ()·f ta~::td:.ion~ dl he owns within the limits of the Municipal ~~rd concerned immov~ble prop~rty which is ~ssesged to any muinicipal tax on the 1st d~y ~f April of the year immediatell preceding the Y£8r of which the electoral roll is beinp pr ap ar ed ", (') Every person who is :a voter of a Mu"icip~l ward within a muni[ip~l area Bnd who +01' ~ period of not less than six months . j commenClnQ fron the 1st day of 'January of the year durln~ whLch an el~ction i~ to be held h~s been residinQ in the Hun1cip~1 areas shall, subject to the )rovisions of this ReQulation an~ any other law for the time bei~~ i~ force~ be qualified to )e a candldate fo~ election ~s a member of the MJnicipality in th(t municipal area: \ , , Provided thRt no person sh~11 be qualified to be a candidate for election ~sla member of Municipality if he has not attaIned the &qe years. il• Electlon F'eti.tic'na 55.(1) The election of any persor as a member may be ques t i oneo bv CIO election ,petition on the Qround-- (a) th~t such person has commlt~ed dUrlnQ or in respect of the electioni any co~rupt praiice as herein atter dEfined; I (b) that such person was declar~d to be elected by reason of the improper reJect~on or ~dmis5ion of one or m0re votes Dr that.: for any pther reason, he was not du~y electe~ by ~ ma10rity votinQ of lawf~ll votes; or (c) th~t such person was disQuaiified for beinQ elected as a wember under any of the prOYiS10nS of this kequlaiion. ' " ' (2) The election of any per&on ~s a member shall not be q!estioned-- (a) on the round that the ~aTe of any ,person clur.difi.E'(j to vllte hills been onlffilt:t:ed from all th!'.? n~me of iny person not qu~lifie~;to vote ha~ been lns~df?rJ in. it.'" elector roll or,rol1S~ or (b) on tht ground of any nor-comliaote ~ith "this ReQul"tlO(' or any r u l e , or {If anv mistake in the forms re(uired there by or 0* any error :i.neQLliar i t v lit informi'llity on {:he part 0+ the officer or o··fieers charQed wi\h c~rrying out this kegl.llati'lfl or any r u l e , ll?less sl.l~h non- com~\liance. rli. s t ak e , error l..rreqular 1 ty or in'formedl tv ha'. mater i a Ll v etectf!d the r asu l t of the elections • .. a :21 Power to que s t ion elect ion v