(1) Within three months of the preparation of the Register of the Gaushalas, the Registrar shall issue to every Trustee or President or Secretary or Administrator or the person by whatever designation known, in whom the administration of a Goshala in the State vested , a notice in writing :-
(1) Stating the date, time and place of the meeting for election of the members of the Federation at least 15 days in advance, and
(ii) Inviting nominations so as to reach the Registrar at least one week before the date notified for election.
(2) Nominations shall be duly proposed and seconded by the Trustees and shall also contain the consent of the person nominated under his own signature which shall be duly attested by any other trustee or by the Sarpanch of the Panchayat Samiti of the area in which such person resides or by a Government Officer of the Gazetted rank .
(3) All nomination papers shall be scrutinised by the Registrar or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, and those nomination papers which are not in accordance with the provisions mentioned in sub rule (2) shall be rejected by the Registrar or such officer.
(4) On the date notified for the election, a meeting of the trustees shall be called at the appointed time and place. The Registrar shall preside over this meeting. A list of the candidates validly nominated shall be announced by him. Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by a notice in writing delivered to the Registrar at least one hour before the time fixed for the meeting.
Immediately upon the announcement of the list of candidates validly nominated and who have not withdrawn their candidature, the election shall take place by a simple majority voting.
In case of equality of votes, result shall be declared by drawing of lots in such manner as the Registrar may think proper.
(5) Each Goshala shall have one vote which shall be exercised by its trustee. If there are more than one trustees in Goshala, the right of voting shall be exercised by the trustee nominated by the Goshala in this behalf.
(6) Trustees of at least one fourth of the total number of Goshala or twenty five trustees each of which representing one Goshala, whichever is less, shall form the quorum for such meeting for the election.
Provided that if at any such meeting the quorum is not present, the Registrar shall adjourn the meeting to some other date and the notice of such meeting shall be issued in the same manner as is prescribed in sub rule (1) and no quorum shall be required for any adjourned meeting.
(7) All votes shall be recorded by the trustees in person by ballot system.
(8) After all the 11 members have been elected; they will elect from among themselves one member as the Chairman of the Federation.