(a) 'Act' means the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act' 1994;
(b) 'ballot box' includes any box' bag or other receptacle used for the insertion of ballot papers by voters;
(c) 'counterfoil' means the counterfoil attached to a ballot paper printed under the provisions of these rules;
(d) 'election' means an election to fill a vacancy in the office of Member or Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat or Member of Mandal Praja Parishad or Zilla Praja Parishad;
(e) 'elector' in relation to an election to any Gram Panchayat or Mandal Praja Parishad or Zilla Praja Parishad means' any person entitled to vote at such election;
(f) 'electoral roll' in relation to a Gram Panchayat or Mandal Praja Parishad or Zilla Praja Parishad means' the electoral roll published under section 11 of the Act;
(g) 'Electronic Voting Machine' means the voting machine referred to in section 201A of the Act;
(h) 'Form' means a form appended to these rules;
(i) 'marked copy of the electoral roll' means the copy or copies of the electoral roll set apart for the purpose of marking the names of electors to whom ballot papers are issued at an election;
(j) 'polling station' in relation to any election held under these rules means' the place fixed for taking the poll at such election;
(k) 'Presiding Officer'' includes any polling officer performing any of the functions of a Presiding Officer under these rules;
(l) 'Returning Officer' means any officer of the local authority or the Government authorised or appointed by the Collector and District Election Authority to do any act or perform any function in connection with the conduct of elections under these rules.
(m) 'Section' means a section of the Act;
(a) he/she has placed a mark on such instrument or other paper in the presence of the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer or such other Officer specified in these rules;
(b) such Officer on being satisfied as to his/her identity has attested the mark as being the mark of that person.
Chapter-II
General Provisions
Section 2 • Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2006
2. Definitions.
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