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Panchayat Election Acts, Rules, Guidelines, Forms

Panchayats and Rural Development, State Election Commission,


  1. Guidelines for Observers (Panchayat General Election, 2013).
  2. Handbook of Presiding Officer.
  3. Handbook of Returning Officer.
  4. West Bengal Panchayat General Election Act, 2003.
  5. West Bengal Panchayat General Election Rules, 2006.
  6. West Bengal Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1975.
  7. West Bengal Panchayat (Constitution) Amendment Rules, 1975.
  8. Model Code of Conduct for the guidance of Political Parties and Candidates.
  9. Declaration Form by Candidate with Nomination Paper in English.
  10. Declaration Form by Candidate with Nomination Paper in Bengali.
  11. Statutory Forms under West Bengal Panchayat Election Rules, 2006:-
    • Form A – Order
    • Form A1 – Order
    • Form B – Order
    • Form B1 – Order
    • Form 1 – Notice of Election
    • Form 2 – Nomination paper
    • Form 3 – Notice of nomination
    • Form 4 – List of Validly Nominated candidates
    • Form 5 – Notice of withdrawal by the candidate
    • Form 6 – Notice of withdrawal by the candidature
    • Form 7 – List of Contesting Candidates
    • Form 7A – Candidate’s Identity card
    • Form 8 – Appoinment of Election Agent
    • Form 9 – Revocation of appointment of Election Agent
    • Form 10 – Appointment of polling/ counting agent
    • Form 11 – Revocation of appointment of polling/counting agent
    • Form 12 – Declaration of election when seat is uncontested
    • Form 13(1) – Ballot paper
    • Form 13(2) – Ballot paper
    • Form 13A – Ballot paper
    • Form 13B – Ballot paper
    • Form 14 – Application for casting vote by person on election duty
    • Form 15 – List of challenged votes
    • Form 16 – List of blind and infirm voters
    • Form 17 – List of Tendered votes
    • Form 17A – Register of voters
    • Form 18 – Ballot paper account
    • Form 18A – Ballot paper account for EVM
    • Form 19 – Counting sheet for election duty votes
    • Form 19A – Counting sheet
    • Form 20 – Counting sheet
    • Form 21 – Result sheet
    • Form 23 – Declaration of result
    • Form 24 – Certificate of election

Ref: West Bengal State Election Commission