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3[Removal of name from electoral roll.]– (1) 3[* * *] (2) If any person is convicted of an offence, under Chapter IX-A of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860), punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months, his, name, if on the electoral roll, shall be removed therefrom and shall not be registered thereon for a period of three years from the date of the conviction or if not on the electoral roll, shall not be so registered for a like period: Provided that that Governor may direct that the name of any person to whom this sub-section applies shall be registered on the electoral roll: Provided further that convictions for offences of a political character shall not operate as a disqualification under this sub-section.