The District Election Officer (Panchayat) or any other Officer authorised by him in this behalf for this purpose, in writing shall appoint one or more Returning Officers for the conduct of elections for Panchayats. The District Election Officer (Panchayat) or the Officer authorised by him for this 1 Sub rule 8 substituted vide Not. No. PCH- HA(1)- 18/2008, dated 8 th September, 2010, published in Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 10 th September, 2010, page .
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2 Sub-rule 8-A inserted vide Not. N0. PCH- HA(1)- 18/2008, dated 8 th September, 2010, published in Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 10 th September, 2010 page .
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18 purpose shall also appoint one or more Assistant Returning Officers who shall assist the Returning Officers in the discharge of duties in connection with the election. The District Election Officer (Panchayat) or the Returning Officer may assign to the Assistant Returning Officer any functions of the Returning Officer and in discharge of these functions the Assistant Returning Officer shall exercise the powers of the Returning Officer:
Provided that nothing in this rule shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer for more than one Panchayat:
Provided further that nothing in this rule shall prevent the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer to act as Presiding Officer for the conduct of election.