(1) For the conduct of election to fill the offices of members of the Territorial Constituencies and Presidents of Water Users Associations, Presidents and members of the Distributory Committees and Chairmen and members of the Project Committees, the Collector shall appoint by order an Officer as Returning Officer.
(2) It shall be the general duty of the Returning Officer at any election to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for conducting the election, in the manner provided in these Rules.
4. Assistant returning Officer,— (1) The Collector may appoint one or more Assistant returning Officers to assist the Returning Officers as may be necessary for the conduct of election.
(2) Every Assistant returning Officer shall, subject to the control of the Returning Officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the Returning Officer.