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Manner of publication of election program under rule 56 K (1) The Returning Officer shall send a copy of the election program declared under rule 56J in Form M-3 to the society either by special messenger or the District Election Officer shall make arrangement to get all their ballot boxes to the office of the Returning Officer or to the registered office of the societies or to such other safe places as he deems fit. (2) The time during which poll shall be taken should be mentioned in the election program. The time of poll should not be earlier than 8-00 a.m. and later than 5-00 p.m. (3) Wherever it is necessary to fix time, date and place for any stag in the election program, it shall be fixed by the Returning Offices and shall be mentioned in the election program declared by him. (4) Except with the previous approval of the District Election Officer, or the Chief Election Officer, as the case may be, the date fixed under this rule shall not be changed within 7 days or the date fixed for the polls Provided that, if due to any unavoidable circumstances and in the public interest, it has become imminent to modify the program and there is no sufficient time for obtaining the previous approval of the District Election Officer or the Chief Election Officer, as the case may be, to such modifications, the Returning Officer may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, modify the program. In every such case the Returning Officer shall forthwith amend, a copy of the modified election program (along with the reasons recorded by him for such modification to the Chief Election Officer or the District Election Officer, as the case may be. 56L Manner of publication of election program under rule 56K.— (1) The Returning Officer shall send a copy of the election program declared under rule 56J in Form M-3 to the society either by special messenger or through post under certificate of posting addressed to the society at the registered address with instructions to display the copy of the program on the notice board of the society. In addition, the said election program shall be displayed on the notice board of the office of the Returning Officer, Registrar and the District Election Officer. (2) The election program shall also be published at least in one local daily newspaper for a society or class of societies at the discretion of the district election officer.