law: Representation of the People Act, 1950 
  23. Inclusion of names in electoral
  
  rolls 
  (1) Any person whose
  
  name is not included in the electoral roll of a constituency may apply to the
  
  electoral registration officer for the inclusion of his name in that roll.
  (2) The electoral
  
  registration officer shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be
  
  registered in the electoral roll, direct his name to be included therein:
  Provided that if the applicant
  
  is registered in the electoral roll of any other constituency, the electoral
  
  registration officer shall inform the electoral registration officer of that
  
  other constituency and that officer shall, on receipt of the information,
  
  strike off the applicant's name from that roll.
  (3) No amendment,
  
  transposition or deletion of any entry shall be made under section 22 and no
  
  direction for the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll of a constituency
  
  shall be given under this section, after the last date for making nominations
  
  for an election in that constituency or in the parliamentary constituency
  
  within which that constituency is comprised and before the completion of that
  
  election.]