RS Secy. General Appointed Returning Officer for V-P Election
As per convention, either Secretary General, Lok Sabha or Secretary General, Rajya Sabha is appointed as Returning Officer by rotation
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday appointed Mr P.C. Mody, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha as the Returning Officer for the Vice Presidential Election.
As per convention, either Secretary General, Lok Sabha or Secretary General, Rajya Sabha is appointed as Returning Officer by rotation. During the last Vice-Presidential election, the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha was appointed as the Returning Officer.
Therefore, the Election Commission, in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice and with the consent of the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Mr Harivansh, appointed Mr Mody as the Returning Officer.
The ECI also appointed Ms. Garima Jain, Joint Secretary, and Mr Vijay Kumar, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat as Assistant Returning Officers to assist Mr Mody. A Gazette Notification in this regard will be issued soon.
“The election to the office of the Vice President of India is governed by The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder, namely The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974. Under Section 3 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, the Election Commission, in consultation with the Central Government, appoints a Returning Officer, who shall have his office in New Delhi, and may also appoint one or more Assistant Returning Officers,” the poll body said in a statement.
