670 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Dr. Ambedkar: That is a matter which can be regulated by rules when we come to clause 167.
Amendment made:
For clause 59 substitute the following clause:
“59. Special procedure for voting by certain classes of persons. —
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in section 58, provision may be made by rules made under this Act for enabling—
(a) any of the following persons to give his vote by postal ballot, and not in any other manner, at an election in a constituency where poll is taken, namely:—
(i) a member of the Armed Forces of the Union to whom the provisions of sub-section ( 3 ) of section 20 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (XLIII of 1950), apply;
(ii) a person holding any office in India declared by the President to be an office to which the provisions of sub-section
(4) of that section apply;
(iii) a person who is employed under the Government of India in a post outside India and;
(iv) the wife of any such person as is referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and {iii) to whom the provisions of sub-section
(6) of the said section 20 apply;
(b) any person subjected to preventive detention under any law for the time being in force to give his vote by postal ballot and not in any other manner, at an election in a constituency where poll is taken subject to the fulfilment of such requirements as may be specified in those rules.”
—[ Dr. Ambedkar ]
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The question is “That clause 59, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 59, as amended was added to the Bill.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: There is an amendment to clause 34A regarding the finality of nomination papers. What is happening to that?
Mr. Deputy Speaker: It has not been taken up. I will first dispose of the Government amendments and will come back to the other amendments of private members.
What about the amendment to clause 122 in list 7 to consolidated list No. II ?