Section 40: Power of the Commission to modify electoral roll

40. Power of the Commission to modify electoral roll.— (1) Subject to section 39, the Commission may, at any time, order— (a) the inclusion in an electoral roll of the name of any person entitled to be enrolled on such electoral roll, and such name shall, from the date of such order, form part of the electoral roll; (b) the exclusion from an electoral roll of the name of any person who has died or has become disqualified to be a voter, and such name shall, from the date of such order, stand excluded from that roll; and (c) the removal of the name of any person from an electoral roll where such removal becomes necessary due to the repetition of the name in the same electoral roll or in the electoral rolls of more than one electoral area. (2) Before taking decision under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1), the Commission shall afford a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the person likely to be affected and shall record reasons for its decision.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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