NR Rules 6अध्याय I · 1. Definitions. - (a) "roll" means the roll of persons entitled to vote at an election under these rules.

धारा 6 · The following procedure shall be adopted for the filling of vacancies by election:

(1)

The Electoral Roll for the members to be elected under section 3(2)(c) of the Act shall be prepared from the Register of Nurses registered under the Act the Electoral Roll for the member to be elected under section 3(2)(d) of the Act shall be prepared from the Register of Health Visitors registered under the Act, and the electoral Roll for the member to be elected under section 3(2)(e) of the Act shall be prepared from the Register of Midwives registered under the Act. The electoral Rolls shall be prepared by the Registrar in form II appended to these rules.

(2)

Candidates qualified for being elected shall be proposed and seconded by persons qualified as electors in Form III appended to these rules. No elector shall propose or second the nomination of more persons than are required to fill up the vacancy or vacancies. If more nominations than are required to fill up the vacancy or vacancies be subscribed by the same elector all nominations subscribed by him shall be held to be void.

(3)

The candidate shall sign the nomination paper declaring that he is willing to serve on the Council, if elected. In the absence of such a declaration the nomination shall be treated as invalid.

(4)

Every proposal for nomination shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the proposer and seconder, and sent by registered post or delivered personally to the Returning Officer so as to reach him not less than twenty-eight days before such date as may be notified in this behalf.

(5)

Any candidate shall be at liberty to withdraw his candidature within seven days from the last date fixed for the receipt of nomination paper.

(6)

If in case of any election the number of candidates duly nominated does not exceed the number required to fill up the vacancy or vacancies, the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare all such candidates to be elected.

(7)

If in case of any such election more candidates than are necessary to fill up the vacancy or vacancies are nominated, the Returning Officer, after scrutiny of the nomination papers, shall forthwith publish their names and addresses in the Punjab Government Gazette and shall further cause their names to be entered in ballot paper in Form appended to these rules.

(8)

Twenty-one days before such date, as may be appointed by Returning Officer in this behalf, the Returning Officer shall send by post and under certificate of posting to each elector a ballot paper in Form IV appended to these rules, signed by the Returning Officer.

(9)

Before such date, as may be appointed by the Returning Officer in this behalf, every elector, desirous of voting, shall send by registered post his ballot paper to the Returning Officer after recording his vote or votes and affixing his signature thereon in the manner prescribed therein :Provided that any ballot paper which is not received by the Returning Officer before 12 noon on the date preceding the date fixed for the counting of votes or which does not in any way conform to these rules shall be rejected.

(10)

The Returning Officer shall attend for the purpose of counting the votes on such date and at such time and place as may be appointed by the President in this behalf. Any candidate may also be present either in person or an accredited representative at the counting of votes.

(11)

When the counting of votes has been completed, the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare the candidate or candidates as the case may be to whom the largest number of votes has been given to be elected, and shall forthwith inform the successful candidates by letter of their having been elected to the Council.

(12)

When an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates and the addition of the vote will entitle any one or more of the candidates to be declared elected, the determination of the person or persons to whom such additional vote shall be deemed to have been given shall be made by lot, to be drawn by the Returning Officer in the presence of the candidates or their representatives who may be present at the time of the counting of votes.

(13)

Upon the completion of the counting and after the result has been declared by him, the Returning Officer shall seal the voting paper and all documents relating to the Election and shall retain the same with himself for a period of six months and thereafter cause them to be destroyed.

(14)

The Returning Officer shall notify in the Punjab Government Gazette and in such other manner as the Council may deem fit, the date, time and place fixed for each of the following proceedings :-

(i)

the date fixed for the receipt of nomination paper;

(ii)

the date fixed for the withdrawal of the nomination;

(iii)

the date fixed for the issue of the voting papers by the Returning Officer;

(iv)

the date fixed for the receipt of the ballot papers by the Returning Officer;

(v)

the date fixed for the counting of the ballot papers.

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