Section 18
Nomination Of A Candidate
(1) A voter may nominate a person who is qualified to be a candidate for the election to the Local Bodies pursuant to this Act, by proposing the name of that person, as specified by the Commission.
(2) A person who is nominated pursuant to Sub-section (1) has to be seconded by one other voter, as specified by the Commission.
(3) In the case of a candidate set up by a political party or organization 28 that has been registered with the Election Commission and is represented in the Constituent Assembly, the nomination paper has to be accompanied by a formal letter provided by that party or organization to that candidate. The format and procedures of such a formal letter shall be as prescribed by the Commission.
(4) Any person who is proposed as a candidate shall have to set down his or her consent in the nomination paper and sign it, and his or her proposer and seconder shall also have to sign the nomination paper.
(5) Any person may be nominated by Two nomination papers in maximum for the election to any One post.
(6) A candidate himself or herself or his or her agent or proposer shall have to deliver the nomination paper of the candidate to the Election Officer.
(7) The Election Officer shall scrutinize as to whether the nomination paper delivered pursuant to Sub-section (6) fulfils the requirements, and if it is found to be due, file the nomination paper and provide a receipt thereof to the candidate or his or her agent or proposer. The receipt shall also indicate the place, date and time for the scrutiny of the nomination papers and also give notice to them to be present at that time.
(8) If any one tenders a nomination paper that does not fulfill the requirements, the Election Officer shall have to file the nomination paper after getting corrected the matter not incompliance with the formalities. Provided that, if any one wishes to get the nomination paper filed without correcting such matter not incompliance with the formalities as required to be corrected, the same matter has to be mentioned in the nomination paper and a notice thereof has to be given to the person delivering the nomination paper.
(2) A person who is nominated pursuant to Sub-section (1) has to be seconded by one other voter, as specified by the Commission.
(3) In the case of a candidate set up by a political party or organization 28 that has been registered with the Election Commission and is represented in the Constituent Assembly, the nomination paper has to be accompanied by a formal letter provided by that party or organization to that candidate. The format and procedures of such a formal letter shall be as prescribed by the Commission.
(4) Any person who is proposed as a candidate shall have to set down his or her consent in the nomination paper and sign it, and his or her proposer and seconder shall also have to sign the nomination paper.
(5) Any person may be nominated by Two nomination papers in maximum for the election to any One post.
(6) A candidate himself or herself or his or her agent or proposer shall have to deliver the nomination paper of the candidate to the Election Officer.
(7) The Election Officer shall scrutinize as to whether the nomination paper delivered pursuant to Sub-section (6) fulfils the requirements, and if it is found to be due, file the nomination paper and provide a receipt thereof to the candidate or his or her agent or proposer. The receipt shall also indicate the place, date and time for the scrutiny of the nomination papers and also give notice to them to be present at that time.
(8) If any one tenders a nomination paper that does not fulfill the requirements, the Election Officer shall have to file the nomination paper after getting corrected the matter not incompliance with the formalities. Provided that, if any one wishes to get the nomination paper filed without correcting such matter not incompliance with the formalities as required to be corrected, the same matter has to be mentioned in the nomination paper and a notice thereof has to be given to the person delivering the nomination paper.