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The Electoral Rolls Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. LXI OF 1982 )

Preparation and publication of electoral rolls
7. (1) The Registration Officer for an electoral area or constituency shall, under the superintendence, direction and control of the Commission, prepare for that electoral area or constituency in the prescribed manner a draft electoral roll containing the name of every person who, on the qualifying date,-
 
 
 
 
(a) is a citizen of Bangladesh;
 
 
 
 
(b) is not less than eighteen years of age;
 
 
 
 
(c) does not stand declared by a competent Court to be of unsound mind; and
 
 
 
 
(d) is or is deemed to be a resident of that electoral area or constituency.
 
 
(2) The draft electoral roll prepared under sub-section (1), together with a notice inviting claims and objections with respect thereto, shall be published in such manner as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(3) The Registration Officer shall, in the prescribed manner, make such additions, modifications or corrections in the draft electoral roll as may be required by any decision on any claim or objection or as may be necessary for correction of any clerical, printing or other error.
 
 
 
 
(4) After making additions, modifications or corrections, if any, under sub-section (3), the Registration Officer shall, in the prescribed manner, publish the final electoral roll for a group of electoral areas 1[or each constituency] and the final electoral roll so published shall be the electoral roll for those electoral areas 2[or that constituency].
 
 
 
 
(5) The final electoral roll published under sub-section (4) shall come into force immediately on such publication.
 
 
 
 
(6) An electoral roll shall be maintained in the prescribed manner and shall be kept open for public inspection; and copies of such roll shall be supplied to any person applying therefore on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(7) If the Commission, on account of any gross error or irregularity in or in the preparation of an electoral roll for any electoral area or constituency or draft thereof, considers it necessary so to do, it may by order direct that such roll or draft shall stand cancelled and that an electoral roll for that electoral area or constituency be prepared afresh.
 
 
 
 
(8) The Commission may cause the electoral rolls to be regrouped, if necessary, for the purpose of election to different 3[elective bodies].

  • 1
    The words “or each constituency” were inserted by section 6 of the Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1984).
  • 2
    The words “or that constituency” were inserted by section 6 of the Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1984).
  • 3
    The words “elective bodies” were substituted for the words “local bodies” by section 6 of the Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1984
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