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iii) Every subsequent correction in the roll, whether by way of deletion, addition ormodification shall be authenticated by full signature of the Electoral RegistrationOfficer.16. In order to enable the Electoral Registration Officer to maintain the Electoral Rollcorrected up-to-date, the Chief Executive Officer of every local authority (by whateverdesignation such officer may be known) shall inform the Electoral Registration Officerabout every change in the membership of that Local Authority immediately after itsoccurrence. The Electoral Registration Officer shall, on receipt of the information, strikeoff from the Electoral Roll the names of persons who have ceased to be, and include thereinthe names of persons who have become, members of that Local Authority.17. The provisions of rule 26 except sub-rules (3) and (4) thereof and rule 27 shallapply in relation to Local Authorities’ Constituencies as they apply in relation to AssemblyConstituencies. However, an application for the inclusion of a name shall be made inForm17. Further, where an application for inclusion, deletion, or correction of entries isreceived by the Electoral Registration Officer, he shall refer such application to the ChiefExecutive Officer of the Local Authority concerned and on receipt of information inrelation thereto from the Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority concerned takefurther necessary action for inclusion or correction of entries.18. The provisions of Section 15, 16, 18, 22 and 23 shall apply in relation to LocalAuthorities’ Constituencies as they apply in relation to Assembly Constituencies.19. In the case of Local Authorities’ Constituencies, there is no qualifying date.Electoral Rolls of these Constituencies are not revised. But they are kept up to date bycorrection being made by the Electoral Registration Officers concerned on the basis of thechanges which are brought to their notice by the Executive Officers of the LocalAuthorities concerned. All ex-officio and nominated members, if any, of the LocalAuthorities are entitled to be included in the Electoral Roll along with elected members.20. Electoral Registration Officers should obtain, once in a quarter by the 15 th January,15 th April, and 15 th October, from the Executive Officers of the Local Authorities in theirjurisdiction, a certificate to the effect that all corrections have been duly intimated by them.The certificate should be on the following form:—C E R T I F I C A T ECertified that all changes in the membership of Municipalities/DistrictBoards/Cantonment Boards/Notified Area Committee/Zilla Parishads/PanchayatSamitis/Mandal Panchayats during the quarter ending March/June/September/Decemberhave been intimated to the Electoral Registration Officer vide letter No. and date mentionedbelow:—1.2.3.Chief Executive Officer of the Local Body100