The Rajasthan Municipal Elections (Validating) Act, 1961
Act No. 24 of 1961
RJ681
[Received the assent of Live Governor on the 16th day of October, 1961 & published in
Rajasthan Gazette, Extra-ordinary, Part IV-A, dated 21-10-1961]
An Act to validate certain municipal elections held or to be held in the State of
Rajasthan.
Be it, enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Twelth Year of the Republic of India
as follows:-
1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Rajasthan Municipal Elections (Validating) Act,
1961.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,-
(a) "the Act" means the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959 (Act No. 38 of 1959), and
(b) "municipal election" means an election or bye-election to a municipal council or board
held or to be held under and in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
3. Mode of publication of municipal electoral rolls. - Notwithstanding anything contained
in the Act or in any rule or order made there under and notwithstanding any omission or
defect of form or procedure in the publication of municipal electoral rolls, it shall be
deemed to be sufficient publication of such rolls for the purpose of sub-section (2) of
Section 16 of the Act if before the commencement of this Act an electoral roll has been
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Act and placed for inspection at the
office of the Collector or the Returning Officer or any other Office and a notice has been
displayed at the municipal office and at two conspicuous places in the ward to which the
electoral roll pertains stating that such electoral roll is available for inspection at any of the
aforesaid offices during office hours.
4. Compliance with certain other provisions. - Notwithstanding as aforesaid, it shall be
deemed to be sufficient compliance with the provisions of the Act and the rules and
orders made there under if a notification under Section 23 of the Act fixing the date for an
election is issued before or simultaneously with the appointment of a Returning Officer
therefore even though such notification is published in the Official Gazette after such
appointment.
5. Municipal elections not liable to be challenged. - No municipal election shall be liable
to be challenged-
(a) on the ground of non-publication or improper publication of the electoral rolls of the
different wards constituting the municipality for which such election has been held or
is hereafter to be held if such rolls have been published in the manner specified in the
section 3 of this Act, or
(b) on the ground of the Returning Officer therefor having been appointed before the
publication of the notification under section 23 of the Act.
6. Repeal. - The Rajasthan Municipal Elections (Validating) Ordinance, 1961 (No. 2 of 1961)
is hereby repealed.