Panchayat Elections 2021 - Presiding Officers PO's Hand Book Training Module Video

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

Table of Contents of this 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
Below is the PPT which gives clear idea to Presiding Officers