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.