Statutory Forms under Conduct of Election Rules 1961
| Form no and title |
Relevant Provision |
Purpose for which the form is used |
Who fills in the
form |
To whom it is sent or filed |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Form no 1 Notice of election |
Rule 3 |
Giving intimation to the electors about the program of election |
Returning officer |
To Notice Board and public places for display |
| Form no 2A Nomination paper |
Rule 4 |
For filing of nomination to House of People |
Proposers\Candidate |
Returning Officer |
| Form no 2B nomination Paper |
Rule 4 |
For filing of nomination to the Legislative Assembly |
Proposers\Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form no.2C Nomination Paper |
Rule 4 |
For filing of nomination to legislative Council by members of the Legislative Assembly |
Proposers\Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form no 2D |
Rule 4 |
For filing of nomination to Legislative Council by members of Legislative Assembly |
Proposers\Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form 2 E Nomination paper |
Rule.4 |
For Filing of nomination to Legislative Council from a Council Constituency |
Proposer\Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form 3 A Nomination paper |
Rule.4 |
Daily notice intimating the particulars of nomination for House of People\Legislative Assembly |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I |
| Form 3 B Nomination paper |
Rule.4 |
Daily notice intimating the particulars of nomination for Council by members of Legislative Assembly |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I |
| Form 3 C Nomination paper |
Rule.4 |
Daily notice intimating the particulars of nomination for Legislative Council from Council Constituencies |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I |
| Form 4 List of Validly nominated Candidates |
Rule.4 |
To indicate the particulars of all the Candidates after scrutiny of Nominations |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I Printing Press |
| Form 5 Notice of Withdrawal of Candidature |
Rule 9(1) |
Giving notice to the R.O.on Withdrawal of Candidature |
Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form 6 Notice of Withdrawal of Candidature |
Rule9(2) |
Daily intimation about particulars of withdrawal by Candidates |
Returning officer |
Notice Board \C.E.O.E.C.I. |
| Form 7 A List of Contesting Candidates |
Rule 10(1) |
To give intimation about particulars of Candidates in alphabetical order (often withdrawal ) along with symbol\ Party affiliation for House of people and Legislative Assembly. |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I\ Printing Press |
| Form 7 B List of Contesting Candidates |
Rule 10(1) |
To give intimation about particulars of Candidates after withdrawal of Council of States\Legislative Council. |
Returning officer |
Notice Board C.E.O.\E.C.I\ Printing Press |
| Form 8 Appointment of Election Agent. |
Rule12(1) |
To seek approval of Ro on appointment of Election Agent |
Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form no.9 Revocation of appointment of Election Agent |
Rule 12(2) |
To intimate the R.O.on revocation of the appointment already approved by R.O. |
Candidate |
Returning officer |
| Form No.10 appointment of Polling Agent |
Rule 13 (2) |
To appoint a Polling Agent against a polling station |
Candidate |
Returning Officer |
| Form no.11 Revocation of appointment of a Polling Agent |
Rule 14(1) |
To Cancel the appointment of a Polling Agent already made. |
Candidate |
Returning Officer |
| Form no.12 Letter of Intimation to Returning officer |
Rule 19 and 20 |
To enable the service election to detain a postal ballot paper |
Service election |
Returning Officer |
| Application for Election Duty Certificate |
Rule 20(2) |
Application by a public servant on election duty who wishes to Vote in person and not by post. |
The Concerned employees\Public servant |
Returning Officer |
| Form 12 B Election Duty Certificate |
Rule 20(2) and 35 A |
Election duty Certificate authorising the public servant to Vote in person at a Polling station where he is on duty. |
Returning Officer |
The applicant employee Public servant. |
| Form No.12C Letter of intimation to A RO.for notified class of voters |
Rule 27C |
To enable the notified class of voter apply for a postal ballot paper. |
Notified c;ass of voters |
Assistant returning |
| Form 13 Declaration |
Rule 23 (1) (a) |
To enable a service election to give the presented declaration. |
Service elector |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 B Cover A |
Rule 23(1) (b) |
To enable a service election elector to record his vote and keep secret by putting the ballot paper inside this cover B |
Service elector |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 C Cover B |
Rule 23 (1) (c) |
The cover in which the postal ballot paper office marking is returned to the Returning officer |
Service elector for Lok Sabha Assembly election |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 Cover B |
Rule23(1) (c) |
The cover in which the postal ballot paper office marking is returned to the Returning officer |
Service voter for Rajya Sabha Assembly election. |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 D instruction for guidance of electors ( To be used in Lok Sabha \Assembly election) |
Rule23 (1) (d) |
To enable the service elector to record his vote correctly |
Service elector |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 D instruction for the guidance of electors ( To be used in Rajya Sabha \Assembly election) |
Rule 23 (1) (D) |
To enable the service elector to record his vote correctly |
Service elector |
Returning officer |
| Form 13 E Instruction for guidance notified class of voters |
Rule 27 F |
To enable the notified class to record their votes correctly. |
Notified class of voters |
Assistant Returning officer notified by the Election Commission |
| Form 14 List of Challenged voter |
Rule 36 (2) (c) |
To prepare a list of challenged voter |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form 14.A list of illiterate Blind in from voters |
Rule 40(2) and 40A(a) |
To prepare a list of illiterate blind and in infirm voters |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form 15 List of Tendered voter |
Rule 42(2) |
To prepare a list of Tendered voters |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form-16 Ballot paper Account |
Rule 45,56(7) and 56.A(7) |
To prepare a detailed account of Ballot papers received\used at a polling station. |
Presiding officer\Counting supervisor |
Returning officer |
| Form 16-A Ballot paper Account. |
Rule45,55B(1) |
To prepare a detailed account of ballot papers in Constituencies where counting is done after missing of Ballot paper. |
Presiding officer\Counting supervisor |
Returning officer |
| Form 17 Tendered Ballot Paper |
Rule.49(3)(1) |
To be used as a Tendered Ballot Paper in a notified Polling station. |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form 17-A Register of Voters |
Rule 49 L |
To Keep a record of voters where electronic Voting machine is used . |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form 17-B List of Tendered Voter |
Rule 49 P |
To prepare the list of Tendered votes in polling Station where electronic Voting machine is used. |
Presiding officer |
Returning officer |
| Form 17-c Account of Voter recorded |
Rule 49 S |
To prepare a detailed account of voter recorded in the Electronic Voting machine |
Presiding officer\Counting supervisor |
Returning officer |
| Form 18 Appointment of Counting agents |
Rule 52(2) |
To enable the Candidate to appoint Counting agents |
Candidate\Election agent |
Returning officer |
| Form 19 Revocation of appointment of Counting agents |
Rule 52(4) |
To enable the Candidate to revoke the appointment of Counting agents. |
Candidate\Election agent |
Returning officer |
| Form 20 Final Result sheet |
Rule 56(7) |
To enable the Returning officer to Complete the final result Candidatewise,Polling station wise. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission |
| Form 20 A Final Final Result sheet |
Rule 56 A(7) |
To enable the R.O. to Compile the final result Candidate wise record wise. |
R.O. |
C.E.O.\Election Commission |
| Form 20 a Final Final Result sheet |
Rule 59 |
To enable the R.O. to Compile the final result Candidate wise ,polling station wise at notified polling station. |
R.O. |
C.E.O.\Election Commission |
| Form 21 Declaration of result |
Rule 11 (1) |
To declare the results in the case of Lok Sabha\ General Election Assembly where seat is uncontested. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 21 .A Declaration of result |
Rule 11 (1) |
To declare the result of Rajya sabha ,Legislative council biennial election where seat is uncontested. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 21 .B Declaration of result |
Rule 11 (1) |
To declare the result in a bye election when a seat is uncontested. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 21.C Declaration of result |
Rule 64 |
To declare the result in General Election to Lok Sabha\Assembly where a seat is Contested. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 21 D Declaration of result |
Rule 64 |
To declare the result of a bye election to Lok Sabha\Assembly . |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 21 E result of Elections |
Rule 64 |
To indicate the details of Election ,Votes Polled etc. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission |
| Form 22 Certificate of election. |
Rule 66 |
To enable the R.O. to grant Certificate of election to the returned Candidate is Lok sabha\Legislative Assembly. |
Returning officer |
Candidate\Secretary of the House Concerned |
| Form 23 Declaration of Result |
Rule 84 (1) (a) |
To declare the result in biennial election to Council of States\Legislative Council of when seat is Contested. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 23 A Declaration of result |
Rule 84 (1) (a) |
To declare the result in a bye election to Council so States\Legislative Council |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission\Appropriate authority |
| Form 23 B Return of Election |
Rule 84 (1) (b) |
To indicate the details of valid votes. |
Returning officer |
C.E.O.\Election Commission |
| Form 24 Certificate of Election |
Rule 85 |
To enable the R.O. to grant a Certificate of election to the returned Candidate in respect of Rajya sabha\ Legislative Council. |
Returning officer |
Secretary of the House Concerned |
| Form 25 Affidavit |
Rule 94 A |
To enable the Election Petitioner to support the allegation of corrupt practice and particulars there of. |
Election Petitioner |
Before the High Court |
| Form 26 Affidavit |
Rule 4 A |
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| Affidavit as per supreme court ruling |
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