On the occurrence of a vacancy in the post of dafadar, the local thana shall at once report the fact to the office of the District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case may be.Such vacancies shall also be reported by the panchayat concerned direct to the office of the District Magistrate or the Sub-divisional Officer, as the case may be, and they shall at the same time forward a nomination of a successor to the post of dafadar, furnishing the following information:-(a)Name of nominee.(b)Father's name.(c)Caste.(d)Age.(e)Physical condition.(f)Residence.(g)Is the nominee related to the late dafadar ?(h)Is his character good ?(i)Are any of his relation bad characters ? If so, given details.(j)Can he read and write (more than his name only) ?(k)Thumb prints of nominee.
