Section 4 of Gujarat Panchayat Services Rules, 1964

(1) No panchayat servant shall be a member of, or be otherwise

associated with, any political party or any organisation which
ordinarily takes part in politics nor shall he take part in, subscribe
in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any political movement or
activity.
(2) It shall be the duty of every panchayat servant to endeavour to
prevent any member of his family from taking part in, subscribing
in aid of, or assisting in any other manner, any movement or
activity which is, or tends directly or indirectly to be subversive of
the Government as by law established or of a panchayat; and
where a panchayat servant is unable to prevent a member of his
family from taking part in subscribing in aid of, or assisting in any
other manner, any such movement or activity he shall make a
report to that effect to his immediate superior, who shall in turn
report through the taluka panchayat or, as the case may be the
district panchayat, to Government. If any question arises whether
any movement or activity falls within the scope of this rule, the
decision of the Government thereon shall be final.
(3) No panchayat servant shall canvass or otherwise interfere with
or use his influence in connection with, or take in, an election to

any legislature or local authority : Provided that (i) a panchayat servant qualified to vote at such election may

exercise his right to vote, but where he does so, he shall give no
indication of the manner in which he proposes to vote or has voted;
(ii) a panchayat servant shall not be deemed to have contravened
the provisions of this rule by reason only that he assists in the
conduct of an election in the due performance of a duty imposed on
him by or under any law for the time bing in force or by an order of
Government or of a panchayat.
Explanation-(1) The display by a panchayat servant or, his person,
vehicle or residence or any electorals, symbol, shall amount to
using his influence in connection with an election within the
meaning of this rule.
(2) Proposing or according the nomination of a candidate at an
election to any legislature or local authority or acting as his agent
shall amount to taking part in an election to such a body within the
meaning of this sub-rule.