Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power to make rules regulating the election of 1[XXXXXXXXXXX Councillors].- (1) The Government may in consultation with State Election Commission make rules to provide for or regulate all or any of the following matters for the purpose of holding elections of a Councillors under this Act, namely:- (a) qualifications of elector and the preparation, publication, correction and revision of electoral rolls; (b) the appointment of returning officers, assistant returning officers presiding officers and polling officers for the conduct of election; (c) the nomination of candidates, form of nomination papers, objections to nominations and scrutiny of nominations and allotment of symbols to candidates; (d) the deposits to be made by candidates, time and manner of making such deposits and the circumstances under which such deposits may be refunded to candidates or forfeited to the Corporation; (e) the withdrawal of candidature; (f) the appointment of agents of candidates; (g) the procedure in contested and uncontested elections; (h) the date, time and place for poll and other matters relating to the conduct of elections including - (i) the appointment of polling stations for each ward; (ii) the hours during which the polling station shall be kept open for the casting of votes; (iii) the printing and issue of ballot papers;