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Panchayat Elections 2021 - Presiding Officers PO Hand Book Training Module User Manual

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CHAPTER NO.	CHAPTER TITLE	PAGE NOS.
I	PRELIMINARY	1-4
II	FORMATION OF POLLING PARTY AND REHEARSALS	5-6
III	COLLECTION OF BALLOT BOXES AND POLLING MATERIALS	7-8
IV	POLLING STATIONS	9-10
V	DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER AND POLLING OFFICERS & VOTING PROCEDURE	11-16
VI	REGULATION OF ENTRY INTO AND SEATING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE POLLING STATION	17-21
VII	PREPARATION OF BALLOT PAPERS FOR ISSUE	22-23
VIII	PREPARATION OF BALLOT BOX AND PROCEDURE FOR USE OF ADDITIONAL BALLOT BOX	24-25
IX	FIXING OF PAPER SEAL AND CLOSING OF BALLOT BOX	26-27
X	COMMENCEMENT OF THE POLL	28
XI	PROCEDURE IN CASE OF CHALLENGE	29-31
XII	APPLICATION OF INDELIBLE INK AND OBTAINING SIGNATURE / THUMB IMPRESSION OF ELECTOR BEFORE PERMITTING HIM TO CAST HIS VOTE	32-34
XIII	ISSUE OF BALLOT PAPERS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS REGARDING VOTING PROCEDURE	35-36
XIV	MAINTENANCE OF SECRECY OF VOTING BY ELECTORS	37-38
XV	VOTING BY BLIND AND INFIRM VOTERS	39
XVI	ELECTORS DECIDING NOT TO VOTE	40
XVII	VOTING BY PUBLIC SERVANTS ON ELECTION DUTY	41
XVIII	TENDERED VOTES	42-43
XIX	ADJOURNMENT / STOPPAGE OF POLL FOR RIOT, BOOTH CAPTURING, ETC.	44-47
XX	CLOSE OF POLL	48
XXI	ACCOUNT OF BALLOT PAPER	49
XXII	CLOSING & SEALING OF BALLOT BOXES AFTER CLOSE OF POLL	50
XXIII	SEALING OF ELECTION PAPERS	51-53
XXIV	PREPARATION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICERS DIARY, DELIVERY OF BALLOT BOXES AND ELECTION PAPERS AT COLLECTION CENTRES	54

ANNEXURES
1	I – EXTRACTS OF RELEVANT PROVISIONS FROM ANDHRA PRADESH PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994. II – EXTRACT OF RULES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH PANCHAYAT RAJ (CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS AND SARPANCH OF GRAM PANCHAYATS, MEMBERS OF MANDAL PRAJA PARISHADS AND MEMBERS OF ZILLA PRAJA PARISHADS) RULES, 2006.	55-72
2	OUTLINE OF FUNCTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY PRESIDING OFFICERS AT VARIOUS STAGES	73-76
3	CHECK MEMO FOR PRESIDING OFFICERS	77-78
4	APPLICATION FOR POSTAL BALLOT PAPER (FORM-XIV)	79
5	LIST OF POLLING MATERIALS FOR A POLLING STATION	80-83
6	MODEL POLLING STATION	84
7	APPOINTMENT OF POLLING AGENT (FORM-XII)	85
8	FORMAT FOR SPECIMEN SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATES AND THEIR ELECTION AGENTS	86
9	VISIT SHEET	87
10	PAPER SEAL ACCOUNT	88
11	DECLARATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER	89-91
12	LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO THE S.H.O.	92
13	LIST OF CHALLENGED VOTES (FORM-XXI)	93
14	RECEIPT FOR CHALLENGE FEE	94
15	FORM OF DECLARATION BY ELECTOR ABOUT AGE	95
16	DECLARATION BY PRESIDING OFFICER ABOUT ELECTOR’S AGE	96
17	DECLARATION BY THE COMPANION OF BLIND OR INFIRM ELECTOR (FORM-XXII)	97
18	LIST OF ILLITERATE, BLIND OR INFIRM VOTERS (FORM-XXIII)	98
19	APPLICATION FOR ELECTION DUTY CERTIFICATE (FORM-XV)	99
20	ELECTION DUTY CERTIFICATE (FORM-XVI)	100
21	LIST OF TENDERED VOTES (FORM-XXIV)	101
22	BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT (FORM-XXV)	102-103
23	PRESIDING OFFICER’S DIARY	104-106