Section 43 in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003
43. Appointment of dates of various stages of election.
- After the issue of the notification under section 42, the Commission shall, by notification, appoint the dates for various stages of election in the manner as follows:-(a)the last date for making nomination which shall be not later than twenty-one days but earlier than thirty-five days before the date fixed for the poll;(b)the date for the scrutiny of nominations, which shall be the second day immediately following the last date for making nominations or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;(c)the last date for withdrawal of candidature, which shall be the third day immediately following the date for scrutiny of nominations or, if that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day which is not a public holiday;(d)the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and(e)the date before which the election shall be completed:Provided that the Commission may, for reasons which it considers sufficient, extend, by notification, the date for completion of any election.
