Rule 23
Removal Of Name From Electoral Rolls On The Basis Of Death Or Migration, Etc
(1) Any voter may give a notice to the Assistant Name Registration Officer within the time mentioned in the programme, that any voter whose name is included in the Electoral Rolls published pursuant to Sub-rule (2) of Rule 7, Rule 13 or 18 has died or has permanently migrated from the concerned Election Constituency or has renounced the citizenship of Nepal or has ceased to possess the qualification to keep on his or her name in the Electoral Rolls.
(2) On receipt of a notice pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the Assistant Name Registration Officer may, as per necessity, inquire the Local Registrar’s Office, any office of local body or District Administration Office as to whether the person whose name is included in the Electoral Rolls has died or has migrated to elsewhere or has renounced the citizenship of Nepal or has ceased to possess the qualification to be a voter.
(3) In the course of inquiring into the notice received pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the Assistant Name Registration Officer shall publish in his or her Office a notice, in the format as referred to in Schedule-10, asking the concerned person to furnish his or her statements supported by evidence if his or her name should not be removed from the Electoral Rolls.
(4) Where, in examining the evidence received pursuant to Sub-rule (2) or (3), it appears that the name of any voter should be removed from the Electoral Rolls, the Assistant Name Registration Officer may remove the name of that voter from the Electoral Rolls.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Rule, if it appears from the records maintained in the Local Registrar’s Office that any voter has migrated to elsewhere because of being married or other reason or has died, the Assistant Name Registration Officer may remove the name of such voter from the Electoral Rolls.
(6) Where the name of any voter is removed from the Electoral Rolls pursuant to this Rule, the Assistant Name Registration Officer shall publish a notice thereof in his or her Office in the format as referred to in Schedule-12.
(7) A recognizance deed on the publication of a notice made pursuant to Sub-rule (3) or (6) shall be prepared in the format as referred to in Schedule-2.
(2) On receipt of a notice pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the Assistant Name Registration Officer may, as per necessity, inquire the Local Registrar’s Office, any office of local body or District Administration Office as to whether the person whose name is included in the Electoral Rolls has died or has migrated to elsewhere or has renounced the citizenship of Nepal or has ceased to possess the qualification to be a voter.
(3) In the course of inquiring into the notice received pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the Assistant Name Registration Officer shall publish in his or her Office a notice, in the format as referred to in Schedule-10, asking the concerned person to furnish his or her statements supported by evidence if his or her name should not be removed from the Electoral Rolls.
(4) Where, in examining the evidence received pursuant to Sub-rule (2) or (3), it appears that the name of any voter should be removed from the Electoral Rolls, the Assistant Name Registration Officer may remove the name of that voter from the Electoral Rolls.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Rule, if it appears from the records maintained in the Local Registrar’s Office that any voter has migrated to elsewhere because of being married or other reason or has died, the Assistant Name Registration Officer may remove the name of such voter from the Electoral Rolls.
(6) Where the name of any voter is removed from the Electoral Rolls pursuant to this Rule, the Assistant Name Registration Officer shall publish a notice thereof in his or her Office in the format as referred to in Schedule-12.
(7) A recognizance deed on the publication of a notice made pursuant to Sub-rule (3) or (6) shall be prepared in the format as referred to in Schedule-2.