(1) The Returning Officer, with prior approval of the SCEA, shall draw and declare a programme of various stages of election, within ten days of the display of final list of voters of the society, which shall be as follows :—
(i) Date of declaration of election programme Date to be announced at the time of declaration of programme.
(ii) Last date for making nominations. 5 days from the date of declaration of election programme.
(iii) The date of publication of list of As and when received till the last date nominations received. fixed for making nominations.
(iv) Date of scrutiny of nominations. Next day of the last date for making nominations.
(v) Date of publication of list of valid Next day after the date of completion of nominations after scrutiny. scrutiny.
(vi) Date by which candidature may be Within 15 days from the date of publication withdrawn. of list of valid nominations after scrutiny.
(vii) Date of publication of final list of The day next succeeding the last day fixed contesting candidates and allotment for withdrawal of candidatures.
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(viii) Date and time during which and Not earlier than 7 days but not later than the place/ places at which the poll 15 days from the date of publication of shall be taken, if necessary final list of contesting candidate (time and place to be fixed by the Returning Officer)
(ix) Date, time and place for counting Not later than 3rd day from the date of of votes. which the poll shall be taken (Time and place to be fixed by the Returning Officer).
(x) Date of declaration of results of voting. Immediately after the counting of votes.
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Explanation. —(a) If the date in reckoning dates as specified in the above cases is a public holiday, the next succeeding working day shall be fixed for the respective events;
(b) The proportion of polling station to number of voters at each polling stations and the place of polling stations shall be fixed in consultation with the SCEA or District Co-operative Election Officer. Where the polling Stations are spread over entire district, town or village in the District, the Returning Officer shall make arrangement to get all the ballot boxes or Electronic Voting machines to the office of the Returning Officer or to the concerned Registrar’s office or to the societies’ or to such other safe place as he may deem fit.