State Act

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.

70. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Government may make rules 138[for the preparation of electoral roll for the Corporation, correction of entries and inclusion of names therein, appeals in relation thereto and conduct of elections.] (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Government shall make rules in respect of the following matters— (a) the appointment of polling stations for each #[ward]; (b) the appointment of polling officers and other persons to assist at the poll and for the remuneration of such polling officers and other persons for their services; (c) the hours during which polling stations shall be open for the recording of votes; (d) the printing and issue of voting papers; (e) the checking of voters by reference to the municipal list of voters; (f) the manner in which votes are to be given and in particular for the case of illiterate voters or of voters under physical or other disability; (g) enabling a member of the Armed Forces of the Union to whom the provisions of clause (b) of Explanation to section 9 apply to give his vote by postal ballot; (h) enabling any person subjected to preventive detention under any law for the time being in force to give his vote by postal ballot, and not in any other manner at an election in a #[ward] where a poll is taken, subject to the fulfilment of such requirements as may be prescribed; (i) marking with indelible ink of the thumb or any other finger of every voter who applies for a ballot paper for the purposes of voting at a polling station before delivery of such paper to him and for prohibiting the delivery of any ballot paper to any person for voting at a polling station if at the time such person applies for such paper he has already such a mark on his thumb or any other finger so as to prevent personation of votes; (j) the procedure to be followed in respect of challenged votes, or tender of votes by persons representing themselves to be electors, after other persons have voted as such electors; (k) the scrutiny of votes; (l) the safe custody of ballot papers and other election papers, for the period for which such papers shall be preserved and for the inspection and production of such papers; and may make such other rules regarding the conduct of the elections as it thinks fit.