Lawgist29Special provisions in the case of certain elections
(1) The returning officer for an election 1*** to fill a seat or seats in the Council of States or for an election by the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State to fill a seat or seats in the Legislative Council of the State shall, with the previous approval of the Election Commission, fix the place at which the poll will be taken for such election and shall notify the place so fixed in such manner as the Election Commission may direct.
(2) The returning officer shall preside over such election at the place so fixed and shall appoint such polling officer or officers to assist him as he thinks necessary but he shall not appoint any person who has been employed by or on behalf of, or has been otherwise working for, a candidate in or about the election.
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1. The brackets and words "(other than a primary election)" omitted by Act 27 of 1956, s. 13 (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
- 19 Definition
- 19A Delegation of functions of Election Commission
- 20 General duties of chief electoral officers
- 20A General duties of district election officer
- 20B Observers
- 21 Returning officers
- 22 Assistant returning officers
- 23 Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer
- 24 General duty of the returning officer
- 25 Provision of polling stations for constituencies
- 26 Appointment of presiding officers for polling stations
- 27 General duty of the presiding officer
- 28 Duties of a polling officer
- 28A Returning officer, presiding officer, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission
- 29 Special provisions in the case of certain elections
