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The State Governlnent shall, by notification, appoint an election authority Appointment for every Municipal area for the purpose of this Act, and may also appoint such number of assistant eletction authorities as the State Government may authorities. think fit to perform such functions of the election authority under this Act or the rules made thereunder as the election authority may delegate in this behalf, and an assistant election authority shall while performing such functions, be deemed to be an authority for the purpose of this Act. Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the election authority and the assistant election authorities shall, in the exercise of their powers and discharge of their functions under this Act, be subjcet to the superintendence, direction and control of the State Election Commission, referred to in article 243 K of the Constitution. '[Provided further that the electoral rolls shall be prepared and election of the municipal bodies shall be held under the superintendence, direction and control of the State Election Commissioner under this Act and Rules Framed thereunder :] Provided also that the State Government shall, when so requested by the State Election Commissioner, make available to the State Election Commissioner, such staff as may be necessary, for the discharge of the functions conferred under this Act. Electoral roll 51. (1) For every Municipal area, there shall be an electoral roll foramuniciijal showing the names of the persons qualified to vote. area. (2) The electoral roll for a Municipal area shall be divided into several parts, one for each ward of a Municipal area. (3) The electoral roll for a municipal area shall be prepared, revised or corrected by the election authority in accordance with such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf : Provided that there shall be a preliminary publication of such electoral roll after preparation or revision to be followed by final publication after hearing of objections in the manner prescribed. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in the Act, the electoral roll for the time being in force for the election of members of the Tripura Legislative Assembly so far as it relates to the area comprised in a Municipal area, may be adopted as the electoral roll for that Municipal area for the purposes of Preliminary publication. Condition for 52, (1 ) Every person who- registration of voter. (a) is not less than 18 years of age on the qualifying date, and (b) is ordinarily resident in a Municipal area : I . 11r.vc.rterl Ijy Tlir fii/>riru M~orici[~rrl (A~~~~n(lirrerrt) Act, 2000, 11wj; 6.10.2000. 599 shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for the Municipal area. (2,) No person shall be entitled to be registered in the electordl roll of any Municipal area in more than one place. (3) No person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for any Municipal area if his name has already been registered as a voter in the electoral roll of any other Municipal area, or Panchayat area. Explanation I- The expression "qualifying date" shall mean such date as the State Government may by notification specify for the purposes of This Act . Explanation IZ- The expression "ordinarily resident" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 20 of the Representation of the people Act, 1950.