State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 65(a) (a) criteria for disqualification in case candidate does not submit election expenditure- (i) If the State Election Commission is convinced that- (a) Candidate failed to submit election expenditure Account within the prescribed time and date as per State Election Commission and (b) The reason for failure of non submission of Election Expenditure Account within time is not convincing and is not in accordance with law. State Election Commission, after due enquiry and after providing sufficient time for hearing the party shall disqualify the candidate from election and notify it in the State Gazette and such person shall be disqualified for three years. (c) District Election Officer (Panchayat) shall examine by authorization such Account and after providing sufficient time for hearing the party shall disqualified the candidate from election and notified it in the State Gazzette and such person shall be disqualified for three years. (ii) State Election Commission shall be the competent authority to reduce the tenure of disqualification or remove the disqualification based on sufficient ground.