Kerala Panchayat Raj Act

Preamble

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT Raj Act 1994 IndiaCode CONTENTS Chapter 1 Preliminary Chapter 2 Grama Sabha Chapter 3 Constitution of Panchayats at Different Levels Chapter 4 Delimitation of Constituencies Chapter 5 Officers and Staff of State Election Commission Chapter 6 Preparation of Electoral Rolls Chapter 7 Qualifications and Disqualifications Chapter 8 Notification of General Elections and Administrative Machinery for the Conduct of Elections Chapter Conduct of Elections Chapter Disputes Regarding Election e Chapter Corrupt Practices and Electoral Offences Chapter Staff Election Commission Chapter General Provisions Regarding Elections Chapter Provision Relating to Members and President of Panchayats Chapter Meetings, Powers, Functions, Duties and Property of Panchayats Chapter Officers and Employees of Panchayats Chapter Finance Commission and Its Powers Chapter Functions of the Government Chapter Finance and Taxation Chapter Public Safety, Convenience and Health Chapter Buildings Chapter 21A General and miscellaneous Chapter 22 Rules, Bye-Laws and Penalties for Their Breach Chapter Penalties Chapter 24 Registration of Tutorial Institutions Chapter 25 Registration of Private Hospitals and Paramedical Institutions Chapter 25A Right to Information Chapter 25B Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions Chapter 25C Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions Chapter 26 Supplemental Provisions. Schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY Sections 1. Short tile, extend and commencement 2. Definitions IndiaCode CHAPTER II GRAMA SABHA Sections 3. Grama Sabha 3A. Powers, functions and rights of Grama Sabha 3B. Responsibilities of Grama Sabha IndiaCode CHAPTER III CONSTIUTION OF PANCHAYATS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS Sections 4. Power of the Government to constitute and specify the name and headquarters of panchayat. 5. Incorporation and administration of Panchayats 6. Strength of Panchayats 7. Composition of Village Panchayat 8. Composition of Block Panchayat 9. Composition of District Panchayat IndiaCode CHAPTER IV DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENTS Sections 10. Division of Panchayats into constituents 10A Review of final orders by State Election Commission 11. Power to rectify printing mistakes etc. IndiaCode Sections 12 Staff of State Election Commission District Election Officers Electoral Registration Officer Assistant Electoral Registration Officer IndiaCode CHAPTER VI PREPARATION OF ELECTORAL ROLL ctit Electoral roll for every constituency Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll No person to be registered more than one constituency No person to be registered more than once in any constituency 20 Conditions for registration Meaning of 'ordinarily resident'. Preparation and revision of electoral rolls Correction of entries in electoral rolls Inclusion of names in electoral rolls Appeals Fee for applications and appeals Making false declarations Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation etc. of electoral rolls. IndiaCo varad: CHAPTER VII QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS ctit 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 55 A 36 Qualifications for membership of a Panchayat Disqualification of officers and employees of Government, Local authorities etc. Disqualification of persons convicted for certain offences Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses Disqualification of candidates Disqualification of members Cessation of membership Determination of subsequent disqualification of a member Restoration of membership IndiaCodeml CHAPTER VIII NOTIFICATION OF GENERAL ELECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY FOR THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS Sections 38 Notification for general election to Panchayats 39 Delegation of functions of State Election Commission 40 General duties of District Election Officers 40A Election observers 41 Returning Officers 42 Assistant Returning Officers 43 Returning Officer to include. Assistant Returning Officers performing the funct

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1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Grama Sabha
4. 4Power of the Government in constitute and specify the name and headquarter of Panchayat
5. 6Strength of Panchayats
6. 7Composition of Village Panchayat
7. 8Composition of Block Panchaya
8. 9Composition of the District Panchayat
9. 10Division of Panchayats into Constituencies
10. 11Power to rectify Printing mistakes, etc
11. 12Staff of the State Election Commission
12. 13District Election officers
13. 14Electoral Registration Officer
14. 15Assistant Electoral Registration Officer
15. 16Electoral roll for every constituency
16. 17Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll
17. 18No person to be registered in more than one constituency
18. 19No person to be registered more than once in any constituency
19. 20Conditions of registrations
20. 21Meaning of 'ordinarily resident
21. 22Preparation and revision of electoral rolls
22. 23Correction of entries in electoral rolls
23. 24Inclusion of names in electoral rolls
24. 25Appeals
25. 26Fee for applications and appeals
26. 27Making false declarations
27. 28Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation etc., of electoral rolls
28. 29Qualifications for membership of a Panchayat
29. 30
30. 31Disqualification of persons convicted for certain offences
31. 32Disqualification on ground of corrupt practices
32. 33Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses
33. 34Disqualification of candidates
34. 35Disqualifications of members
35. 36Determination of subsequent disqualification of a member
36. 37Restoration of membership
37. 38Notification for general election to panchayats
38. 39Delegation of functions of State Election Commission
39. 40General duties of district election officers
40. 41Returning Officers
41. 42Assistant Returning Officers
42. 43
43. 44General duty of the returning officer
44. 45Provision of polling stations
45. 46Appointment of presiding officers for polling stations
46. 47General duty of the presiding officer
47. 48Duties of a polling officer
48. 49Appointment of dates for nominations, etc
49. 50Public notice of election
50. 51Nomination of candidates for election
51. 52Presentation of nomination paper and requirements for a valid nomination
52. 53Deposits
53. 54Notice of nominations and the time and place for their security
54. 55Scrutiny of nominations
55. 56Withdrawal of candidature
56. 57Publication of list of contesting candidates
57. 58Election agents
58. 59Disqualification for being an election agent
59. 60Revocation of the appointment or death of an election agent
60. 61Functions of election agents
61. 62Appointment of polling agents
62. 63Appointment of Counting Agents
63. 64Revocation of the appointment of death of a polling agent or a counting agent
64. 65Functions of polling agents and counting agents
65. 66
66. 67Non-attendance of polling or counting agents
67. 68Death of candidate before poll
68. 69Procedure in contested and uncontested elections
69. 70Fixing time for poll
70. 71Adjournment of poll in emergencies
71. 72
72. 73Countermanding of election or adjournment of poll on the ground of booth capturing
73. 74Manner of voting at lection
74. 75Special procedure for preventing personation of electors
75. 76Right to vote
76. 77Counting of votes
77. 78
78. 79Equality of votes
79. 80Declaration of results
80. 81Report of the result
81. 82Date of election of candidate
82. 83Publication of results of general elections to the panchayat
83. 83ACessation of membership
84. 84Bye-elections to fill casual vacancies
85. 85
86. 87Election petitions
87. 88The Court competent to try election petitions
88. 89Presentation of petitions
89. 90Parties to the petition
90. 91Contents of petition
91. 92Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner
92. 93Trial of election petition
93. 94Procedure before the court
94. 95Documentary evidence
95. 96Secrecy of voting not be infringed
96. 97Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity
97. 98Expenses of witnesses
98. 99Recrimination when seat claimed
99. 100Decision of the court
100. 101Other orders to be made by the court
101. 102Grounds for declaring election to be void
102. 103
103. 104Procedure in case of an equality of votes
104. 105Communication of orders of the court
105. 106Transmission of order to the appropriate authority etc., and its publication
106. 107Effect of orders of the court
107. 109Procedure for withdrawal of election petition
108. 110Report of withdrawal by the court to the State Election Commission
109. 111Abatement of election petitions
110. 112Abatement or substitution on death of respondent
111. 113Appeals
112. 114Procedure in appeal
113. 115Security for costs
114. 116Security for costs from a respondent
115. 117Costs
116. 118Payment of costs out of security deposits and return of such deposits
117. 119Execution of orders as to costs
118. 120Corrupt practices
119. 121Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election
120. 122
121. 123
122. 124Restrictions on the printing of pamphlet, posters, etc
123. 125Maintenance of Secrecy of voting
124. 126
125. 127Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations
126. 128Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations
127. 129Penalty for misconduct at the polling station
128. 130Penalty for failure to observe procedure for voting
129. 131
130. 132
131. 133Breaches of official duty in connection with elections
132. 134
133. 135
134. 136Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence
135. 137Offence of booth capturing
136. 138
137. 140
138. 141
139. 142
140. 143
141. 144
142. 145
143. 146
144. 147
145. 148
146. 149Term of office of members
147. 150Special elections
148. 151
149. 153Election of President and Vice-President
150. 156Function of President and Vice-President
151. 157Motion of no confidence
152. 158Right of individual members
153. 160
154. 161Meetings of Panchayats
155. 162
156. 164Sub-Committees and Ward Committees
157. 166Powers, duties and functions of village panchayat
158. 167Transfer to villagepanchayats of functions, institutions or works
159. 168Maintenance of common dispensaries, child welfare centres, etc
160. 171Vesting of community property or income in village panchayats
161. 172
162. 173Power, duties and functions of district panchayats
163. 174Delegation of powers and functions of Government to Panchayat
164. 176Entrustment of schemes to panchayats for implementation
165. 177Power to accept donations and trusts
166. 178Acquisition of immovable property required by the panchayat
167. 179Appointment of Secretaries
168. 180Officers and employees of Panchayat
169. 181Power of the Government to lend the service of their officers and employees to Panchayat
170. 182
171. 183Exercise of functions of Secretary by other officers in certain cases
172. 184Delegation of functions of Secretary
173. 185Channel of Correspondence
174. 186Finance Commission
175. 188
176. 189General power of Government to issue guidelines and to conduct enquiry
177. 190Power or take action for default by a Panchayat President, or Secretary
178. 194
179. 196Grants and loans for schemes and projects
180. 197Power of Panchayat to raise loan
181. 198Power of Panchayat to collect fixed fees
182. 199Surcharge on tax on direction by the Government
183. 200Taxes cess etc, which may be levied by village panchayat
184. 202Basic tax grant
185. 204Profession tax
186. 205BRequisition on owner or occupier to furnish list of persons liable to tax
187. 205CRequisition on employers or their representatives to furnish list
188. 205FAssessment of profession tax by head of office etc
189. 205GIssue of receipt for remittance
190. 205KPenalty for non-payment of tax
191. 207Exemption from Tax, Cess, etc
192. 208Surcharge on 154 * * [property tax]
193. 210Recovery of arrears of tax, cess, etc
194. 211Power to require village officer to collect taxes and fees due to panchayats
195. 212Panchayat funds
196. 213Items of expenditure debitable to panchayat fund
197. 215Accounts and audit
198. 216Contribution to the expenditure by other local Self Government Institutions
199. 217Recovery of loans and advances made by Government
200. 218Vesting of watercourse, springs, reservoirs, etc., in Village Panchayats
201. 219Contributions from persons having control over places of pilgrimage etc
202. 219CContract with owner or occupier for removal of rubbish or filth
203. 219DIntroduction of house-to-house collection of rubbish
204. 219GProvision for processing of solid wastes
205. 219HRemoval of rubbish and solid waste accumulated on non-residential premises
206. 220Prohibition of constructions in or over public roads, etc
207. 221
208. 222Licensing of private markets
209. 223Levy of fees by licensees of private markets
210. 224Prohibition of sale in unlicensed private markets, etc
211. 225Prohibition of sale in public roads
212. 226Prevention of person suffering from contagious diseases from entering markets
213. 227Public landing places and cart-stands, etc
214. 228Private cart-stands
215. 229Public slaughter houses
216. 230Licence for slaughter houses
217. 231Slaughter of animals for sale as food and power of Inspection
218. 232Purpose for which places may not be used without a license
219. 233Permission for the construction of factories and the installation of machinery
220. 233C
221. 234
222. 234B
223. 235C
224. 235
225. 235VApplication of the Provisions to alteration and additions
226. 236General provisions regarding licenses and permissions
227. 237Government not to obtain licence and permission
228. 238Precautions in case of dangerous trees and pruning of hedges and trees
229. 239Power of Panchayat for carrying out their functions
230. 240
231. 241Powers of entry and inspection
232. 242Power to call for information from village officers
233. 243Limitation for recovery of dues
234. 244Writing of irrecoverable amounts
235. 245Persons empowered to prosecute
236. 246Composition of offence
237. 247Prosecutions and compositions to be reported to Panchayats
238. 248
239. 249Institutions of suits against authorities of Panchayats, their officers etc
240. 250Protection of Acts done in good faith
241. 252Duties of Police Officers
242. 254Powers of Government to make rules
243. 255Penalties for breach of rules
244. 256
245. 257General provisions regarding penalties specified in schedule
246. 258Penalty for acting as President Vice President or member of a Panchayat when disqualified
247. 259
248. 260Wrongful restraint of Secretary or his delegate
249. 261Prohibition of obstruction of Panchayat etc
250. 262
251. 263Penalty for not giving information or giving false information
252. 264Fines to be credited to Panchayat
253. 265Definitions
254. 267Penalty for maintaining or running unregistered tutorial institution
255. 269Definition
256. 270Registration of Private hospitals and private para-medical institutions
257. 271Collection of fees by the village panchayat
258. 271LService of Government Departments
259. 271MInvestigation
260. 272
261. 273Power to farm out fees
262. 274Extension of provisions of the Municipal laws or of the rules thereunder
263. 275
264. 277Construction of reference to Panchayat and District Council
265. 278
266. 279Village Panchayat to regulate the use of contain porambokes
267. 280Power to remove difficulties
268. 281Offences by companies
269. 282Adjudication of disputes between Panchayats
270. 283Power of Government to alter Schedules
271. 284Repeal and Savings
272. 285Transitional provisions