Section 9: Preparation of electors’ list

9. Preparation of electors’ list (1) In compiling the registers under section 7, the registration officer— (a) shall, as far as possible, have a house-to-house or other sufficient inquiry made as to the persons entitled to be registered as electors in his constituency and for this purpose may by himself or by any of his assistants— (i) require any householder or any person owning or occupying premises within his constituency to complete a return in the manner set out in Form B of the Schedule; and (ii) require any person named in the return to subscribe a declaration of his qualification in the manner set out in Form C of the Schedule; and (b) shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list of all persons who appear to him, from the information obtained in the inquiry under paragraph (a) or from any other information in his possession, to be qualified to be qualified to be registered as electors in his constituency, and shall publish the list as soon as possible and in any event not later than 16 May in any year. (2) Any person who fails to complete a return under this section or knowingly gives information which is false in any material particular shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees. [S. 9 amended by GN 10 of 1996.]