The Conduct of Assembly Elections (Sikkim) Amendment Rules, 2019.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 169 read with section 33 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Central Government after consulting the Election Commission hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Conduct of Assembly Elections (Sikkim) Rules, 1979.
The Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) has notified the amended Rules in the Official Gazette of India as on 26th of Feb 2019. The amended Rules may be called as The Conduct of Assembly Elections (Sikkim) Amendment Rules, 2019.
An overview of Amendments:
a) In From 2F the following parts have been amended namely, i) Part III; ii) Part IV;
b) In Form 2G the following parts have been amended namely, i) Part III; ii) Part IV;
c) In Form 2H the following parts have been amended namely, i) Part III; ii) Part IV;
d) In Form 26 in PART A (details of Permanent Account Number (PAN) and status of filing of income tax return have been inserted);
e) In FORM 26 PART B has also been amended and in the said form (after the “Note: 4”, occurring below the heading “Verification”, the following Note shall be inserted, namely: “Note: 5. Each page of the Affidavit should be signed by the deponent and the Affidavit should bear on each page the stamp of the Notary or Oath Commissioner or Magistrate before whom the Affidavit is sworn.”.).
