2. In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(i) “ballot paper account” means a ballot paper account prepared under clause (10) of Article 36;

¹[ (ia) “ballot paper book” means a book containing ballot papers from which ballot papers are issued to electors; ]

(ii) “candidate” means a person proposed as a candidate for election as a member;

²[ (iia) “Code of Conduct” means the Code of Conduct formulated under Article 91B;]

³[ (iii) “Commission” means the Election Commission within the meaning of the Constitution;]

(iv) “Constituency” means a constituency delimited for the purpose of election of a member;

(v) “Constitution” means the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh;

⁴[ (vi) “contesting candidate" means a candidate who has been validly nominated for election as a member and whose candidature has not been either withdrawn under clause (1) or ceased under clause (2) of Article 16;]

(vii) “election” means election to a seat of a member held under this Order;

(viii) “election agent” means an election agent appointed by a candidate under Article 21 and, where no such appointment is made, the candidate acting as his own election agent;

⁵[ (viiia) “election expenses” means the election expenses as defined in Article 44A;

(viiib) “election observer” means a person permitted in writing by the Commission or by any person authorised by it in this behalf to observe any election under this Order, and includes a group of such observers;]

(ix) “election petition” means an election petition made under Article 49;

(x) “elector” in relation to a constituency, means a person who is enrolled on the electoral roll in that constituency;

⁶[ (xi) "electoral roll" means the final electoral roll prepared under ⁷[ ভোটার তালিকা আইন, ২০০৯ (২০০৯ সনের ৬নং আইন)];]

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⁹[ (xia1) “Electronic Voting Machine” or “EVM” means an electronic voting machine approved by the Commission under Article 26B;]

¹⁰[ (xiaa) "law enforcing agency" means any Police Force, Armed Police Battalion, Rapid Action Battalion, Ansar Force, Battalion Ansar, ¹¹[ Border Guard Bangladesh] and Coast Guard Force ;]

(xii) “member” means a member of Parliament;

(xiii) “nomination day” means the day appointed under Article 11 for the nomination of candidates;

(xiv) “Parliament” means Parliament for Bangladesh as defined in Article 152 of the Constitution;

¹²[ (xiva) “political party” means a political party as defined in article 152(1) of the Constitution; ]

(xv) “polling agent” means a polling agent appointed under Article 22;

(xvi) “polling day” means the day on which poll is taken for an election;

(xvii) “polling officer” means a polling officer appointed under Article 9 for a polling station;

(xviii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Order;

(xix) “Presiding Officer” means a Presiding Officer appointed under Article 9 for a polling station and includes an Assistant Presiding Officer exercising the powers and performing the functions of Presiding Officer;

¹³[ (xixa) “registered political party” means a political party registered under Article 90A;]

(xx) “returned candidate” means a candidate who has been declared elected as a member under this Order;

(xxi) “Returning Officer” means a Returning Officer appointed under Article 7 and includes an Assistant Returning Officer exercising the powers and performing the functions of Returning Officer;

¹⁴[ (xxia) “rule” means any rule made under this Order;]

(xxii) “scrutiny day” means the day appointed under Article 11 for the scrutiny of nomination papers;

(xxiii) “spoilt ballot paper” means a ballot paper which has been spoiled and is returned to the Presiding Officer under Article 34;

¹⁵[ (xxiiia) “statutory public authority” means a statutory public authority as defined in article 152 (1) of the Constitution;]

¹⁶[ (xxiv) "ward" means a ward of a Union, Paurashava or City Corporation;]

(xxv) “withdrawal day” means the day appointed under Article 11 on or before which candidature may be withdrawn.