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[Cites 0, Cited by 0] [Section 40] [Entire Act]

State of Goa - Subsection

Section 40(1) in The Goa Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996

(1)Where any candidate, election agent or polling agent challenges a voter's identity and undertakes to prove that any person claiming to be a particular voter has committed the offence of personation, the Presiding Officer shall hold summary enquiry and require such person to enter in the list of challenged voters in Form No. 7 his name and address or, if he is unable to write, to affix his thumb impression thereto, and may further require such person to produce evidence of identification:Provided that no action shall be taken by the Presiding Officer under this sub-rule unless a sum of rupees ten has been deposited in cash with the Presiding Officer by the candidate or such agent for each challenge he makes.