1[(1) The election of the members of the committee/Board of any cooperative Society having jurisdiction within a District, shall be held on such date as may be specified by the Registrar and shall be conducted under the control of Assistant Commissioner Revenue within whose jurisdiction registered office of the cooperative Society is situated, by such returning officer and other officers as may be appointed by him/her in this behalf.
(2) The election of members of a committee/Board of any cooperative society having jurisdiction in two or more districts, shall be held on such dates as may be specified by the Registrar and shall be conducted under the control of Deputy Commissioner of the District in which the registered office of the cooperative society is situated by such Returning officer and other officers as may be appointed by him/her in this behalf.]
(3) The voting at elections held under sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be by secret ballot.
(4) No elections shall be called in question except by an election petition presented in accordance with the provisions of Act.
(5) Any dispute arising out of an election held under sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be referred for decision to the Registrar who shall decide it himself.
(6) The reference of the dispute under sub-rule (5) may be made by any aggrieved party by submitting an election petition to the Registrar, within 30 days from the date of declaration of the result of the election.
1. Sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 16 substituted by SRO-236 of 2013 dated 25.04.2013. (For earlier amendment see SRO-01 of 2005 dated 04.01.2005.)
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(7) The decision of the Registrar shall be final.
(8) The election of representatives of a society or a higher level society shall be made by the committee of the society by a majority vote in the manner prescribed. In case of the tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.