Dhaka City Corporation: Hot Links: DCC Ordinance

18.Division of the City into wards. - for the purpose of election of Commissioners to 2[seats, other than reserved seats.]the city shall be divided into as many wards as there are number of Commissioner to be elected.

19. Appointment of delimitation officer. - (1) The Election Commissioner may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint from amongst persons in the service of the Republic delimitation officer and as many assistant delimitation officers as it may deem necessary for the delimitation of wards.

(2) An Assistant delimitation officer shall assist the delimitation officer in delimitation officer in the delimitation officer in the performance of his functions and may perform ,under the control of the delimitation officer, the functions of the delimitation officer.

20. Delimitation of wards.- (1) The wards shall be delimited having regard to territorial unity and, so far as practicable to distribution of population.

(2) The delimitation officer may, for the purpose of delimiting the wards make such inquiries and examine such records as he may deem necessary and consider such representations as may be received by him, and shall publish in the prescribed manner a preliminary list of wards specifying the areas proposed to be included in each such ward together with a notice inviting objections or suggestions within a prescribed period.

(3) The objection or suggestion, if any, received under sub-section (2) shall be disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed.

(4) The delimitation officer shall make such amendments, alterations or modifications in the preliminary list published under sub-section (2) as may be required by any decision of any objection or suggestion and may also make such other amendments, alterations or modifications in the said list as may necessary for correcting any error or omission.

(5) After making amendments, alterations or modifications if any, under sub-section (4) the delimitation officer, shall publish in the prescribed man the final list of wards, specifying the areas included in each such ward.

21. Electoral roll. – (1) There shall be an electoral roll for each ward to be prepared by the Election Commission.

(2) A person shall be entitled to be enrolled on the electoral roll for a ward if he –

(a) is a citizen of Bangladesh ;

(b) is not less than eighteen years of age ;

(c) does not stand declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind and

(d) is or is deemed to be a resident of that ward.

1[22. Right to vote. – Every person whose name is for the time being entered in the electoral roll of a ward shall be entitled to vote at an election of a Commissioner for that ward and at an election of Mayor.]

[23. General election of Mayor and Commissioners. – A general election of Mayor and Commissioners, other than in reserved seats, shall be held –

(a) for the purpose of constituting the Corporation under section 3, as soon as may be, after the Commencement of this Ordinance ;

(b) for the purpose of reconstituting the Corporation after the expiration of the term of the Corporation, within the period of one hundred and eighty days preceding such expiration ;

(c) for the purpose of reconstituting the Corporation after the expiration of the period of suppression of the Corporation, if any, before such expiration :

Provided that the persons elected at a general election under clause (b) or (c) shall not enter upon the office as Mayor or Commissioner of the Corporation except after the expiration of the term of the Corporation or the period of super-session of the Corporation, as the case may be.]

24. Conduct of elections. – All 2[elections of Mayor and Commissioners, other than the Commissioners in reserved seats,] shall be organized, held and conducted by the Election Commission in accordance with the rules, and such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-

(a) the appointment of returning officers, assistant returning officers, presiding officers and polling officers for the conduct of elections and powers and duties of such officers ;

(b) the nomination of candidates, objections to nominations and scrutiny of nominations ;

(c) the deposits to be made by candidates and the circumstances under which such deposits may be refunded to candidates or forfeited to the Corporation ;

(d) the withdrawal of candidatures ;

(e) the appointment of agents of candidates ;

(f) the procedure in contested and uncontested elections ;

(g) the date, time and place for poll and other matters relating to the conduct of elections ;

(h) the manner in which votes are to be given ;

(i) the scrutiny and counting of votes, the declaration of the results and procedure to be followed in case of equality of votes ;

(j) the custody and disposal of ballot papers and other papers relating to elections ;

(k) the circumstances under which polls may be suspended and fresh polls may be held ;

(l) the election expenses ;

(m) the corrupt or illegal practices and other election offences and penalties therefor ;

(n) the election disputes and the submission, trial and disposal of election petitions ; and

(o) any other matter connected with or incidental to elections.

25. Publication of results of elections of 1[mayor and Commissioners]. – The names of all persons elected as 2[Mayor and Commissioners, other than Commissioners in reserved seats,] shall, as soon as may be, after such election, be published by the Election Commission in the official Gazette.