
 State of Rajasthan - Act
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 The Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board (Election of Vice-Chairman) Rules, 1958
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 RAJASTHAN
   
 India
 
 The Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board (Election of Vice-Chairman) Rules, 1958
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 Rule THE-RAJASTHAN-KHADI-AND-VILLAGE-INDUSTRIES-BOARD-ELECTION-OF-VICE-CHAIRMAN-RULES-1958 of 1958
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* Published on 8 April 1958
* Commenced on 8 April 1958
 The Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board (Election of Vice-Chairman) Rules, 1958
 
 Published vide Notification No. D. 4599/F. 6(26)  1/56, dated 8-4-1958; Published in Rajasthan Gazette Part 4-C, dated 12-6-58
 
 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 read with subsection (1)  of section 5 of the Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act
 5 of 1955 
 ), the Government of Rajasthan hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
 
### 1. Short title.
 - These rules may be called the Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board (Election of Vice-chairman) Rules, 1958.
 
### 2. Special Meeting.
 - A special meeting of the non-official members of the Board shall be convened by the Secretary of the Board for the purpose of electing the Vice-Chairman of Board.
 
 The date and time and place of such meeting shall be fixed in consultation with the Chairman and shall be notified to all non-official members in writing at least 15 days before such meeting.
 
### 3. Nomination of a candidate.
 - Any non-official member wishing to stand as a candidate for the office of the Vice-chairman shall send to the Secretary his nomination in writing, for the purpose, proposed and seconded by 2 non-official members other than himself, accompanied by a declaration, in writing, signed by himself to the effect that he agrees to offer himself as a candidate.
 
### 4. Adjournment of the meetings.
 - The special meeting shall be held on the date and at the time and place notified earlier or on any other date, time and place, to which it may be adjourned.
 
### 5. Presiding Officers.
 - The Chairman of the Board and in his absence an official member, nominated by the Chairman shall preside over the meeting and conduct the election and shall hereinafter be called the Presiding officer.
 
### 6. Scrutiny.
 - Before the poll begins, a scrutiny of the nomination papers shall be made by the Presiding officer and if there is only one duly nominated candidate there shall be no voting and such a candidate shall be declared to have been elected.
 
### 7. Voting.
 - If there are more than one duly nominated candidates, the votes of the non-official members present shall be taken. The Presiding Officer shall cause ballot papers to be distributed to the non-official members who shall be asked to record their votes thereon by writing down the name of the candidate for whom they desired to vote.
 
### 8. Withdrawal.
 - Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by a written request to the Presiding Officer before the poll begins.
 
### 9. Form of the ballot paper.
 - The ballot paper shall consist of a blank slip of paper initialed by the Presiding Officer in the following form:-
 
 Ballot Paper for election of Vice-Chairman.
 
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 Date
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 Name of the candidate for whomthe vote is
 
 cast...........
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 Time...........
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 Signature of the non-officialmember voting
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 Place..........
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### 10. The number and scrutiny of votes.
 - A voter shall vote only for one candidate. When the time for casting of votes expires the Presiding Officer shall cause ballot papers to be collected from the members and scrutinise them.
 
### 11. Rejection of a ballot paper.
 - A ballot paper shall be rejected upon scrutiny, if-
 
(i) it records votes for more than one candidate, or
 
(ii) it appears not to be genuine, or
 
(iii) the name of the candidate for whom vote has been recorded is not legible.
 
### 12. Scrutiny of voting.
 - After scrutiny, the Presiding Officer shall count the valid ballot papers and the person who received the highest number of votes shall be declared to have been elected by him. If there is equality of votes, the result shall be determined by lot.
 
### 13. Preservation of ballot papers.
(1) The presiding authority shall then seal up the ballot papers, whether counted or rejected, and note on each packet the numbers of papers it contains and the election to which it relates.
 
(2) These packets shall not be opened and their contents shall not be inspected or produced except under the orders of the Government or of an officer appointed by the Government under rule 17.
 
(3) The packets shall be retained in safe custody in the Board's office for three months and shall then, unless otherwise directed, be destroyed.
 
### 14. Report to the Government.
 - As soon as practicable after the election, the Presiding officer shall report the name of the person elected as Vice-chairman to the Government or any officer appointed in this behalf alongwith the minutes of the proceedings off the meeting and the names of the members present.
 
### 15. Notification of the election.
 - Save in case in which there are reasons to believe that the election has not been duly held and further enquiry is necessary, the Government shall publish in the official gazette the name of the elected candidate who can thereupon enter on his duties as Vice-Chairman.
 
### 16. Election petition.
 - The validity of an election under these rules may be contested by a petition signed by at least two non- official members and filed before the Government or any officer authorised by the Government within seven days from the date of the election and shall state specific grounds on which the validity of the election is called into question.
 
### 17. Disposal of the petition.
 - Upon receipt of such a petition, an enquiry into the validity of such objection or objections shall be held by an officer appointed by the Government for the purpose and upon the conclusion of the enquiry, the said officer shall report the proceedings together with his opinion to the Government. It will thereupon be open to the Government to pass orders declaring the election to be valid or invalid. In the later case Government shall order re-election to be held.
 

