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(1) [Subject to the other provisions of this Act, so much of the Electoral rolls of any Assembly Constituency or, as the case may be, Assembly Constituencies, for the time being in force, as relates to the area comprised within the Gram Panchayats, shall be the Electoral Rolls for the election of members of Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla parishad. (2) The Electoral Rolls for each constituency of the Panchayat shall be prepared by the Electoral Registration Officer appointed 1 Section 177 have been Substituted by The Tripura Panchayat (Second Amendment) Act, 1998 2 Section 178 have been Substituted by The Tripura Panchayat (Second Amendment) Act, 1998 Notification regarding programme for preparation of Electoral Rolls Preparation of Electoral Rolls and draft publication 133 for that constituency by the State Election Commissioner under sub-section (5) of Section 176 of this Act. (3) For the purpose of the preparation of the Electoral Rolls of each constituency of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad, Electoral Roll of any assembly constituency, or, as the case may be, Assembly Constituencies, shall be split up in such manner as the Electoral Registration Officer may consider fit, proper and necessary. (4) Electoral Rolls of each constituency of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad, may be divided into convenient parts which shall be numbered consecutively and shall be prepared in the form as may be prescribed by the State Election Commissioner in Bengali or if so directed by the State Government in any other language. Provided that wherever necessary, the split up Rolls referred to in Sub-section (3) may be consolidated and in such event, the serial number of the electors may be renumbered so as to ensure consecutive serial numbers of the electors of each part. (5) The Electoral Registration Officer shall publish the roll for a constituency or, as the case may be, constituencies of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad in draft by making a copy of thereof available for inspection and displaying the notice in the form as may be prescribed by the State Election Commissioner at his office and at such place or places in the constituency, as may be specified by him for the purpose, if his office is outside the constituency; Provided that such Electoral Rolls may be published in draft either printed or otherwise as may be directed by the State Election Commissioner. Provided further that such publication of Electoral Rolls in draft shall be made on the date appointed by the State Election Commissioner under Sub-section (2) of Section 178. (6) As soon as the Electoral Rolls for a constituency are published in draft in accordance with the provision of Sub-section (5) above, the Electoral Registration Officer shall also give publicity as widely as possible by a beat of drum or otherwise within the constituency that the Electoral Rolls have been published and may 134 be inspected at his office during office hours on all working days and may also state in the notice, in the form as may be prescribed by the State Election Commissioner, the other places at which the Electoral Rolls may be inspected.]1