Insertion of a new Section 50-B

After Section 50-A of the Principal Act, the following shall he added. namdy:-"50-B. State Election Commission.-( 1) State Government may hy notilication in the Orlicial Gazelle Au-thorize State Election Commission to conduct Election of co-op-erative Societies and preparation of electoral rolls.(2) State Election Commission shall in consultation with State Govermcnt appoint such numhcrs of officers and other staff as may he required for condw.:ting election in respect of co-operative soci-eties;(3) In exercise of power under this scctior). the state election commis-sion shall Jctcrminc the duties and rcsponsihilitics as well as the powers that may he cxcrdscd hy such olfo.:crs and the staff refer tn in sub-section (2 r. as the commission may d1.-cm fit for l.!onduc~ing the decrion.i 4 l The State Gtwcrrncnr Slmll. in consultation with the State del.!tion commi-ssion make rules for the pr~purntilrn of dectoral rolls for CllnJucrrng dcl.!tions to aJI co-opcrntivc so..:ictic~.( 5) -The process of Elcction to co-operative socicti\!s al1li the powers of rcturning office shall he as may be notified- hy the c~>mmission for the fl\lrpose.+(6) The commission.shall notify 1he code or conducl to he followed hy the candidates. others and functionaries engaged in the process of election for in enahling free and fair election.(7) The commission shall also he empowered to requisition the ser-vices of other officers 10 aid and assist in the election. and such requestioned orticcrs will he under the ove.r all supervisions in con-trol of commission during the election.(8)(a) ll shall he obligatory on the president. Chairman and Func-tional Director of every co-operative society lo notify state election commission about election and it shall he the duty of functional director to ensure thal the request for holding elections is made availahle to the commission in time to enable the commission to conducl eh:ction : (h) On receipt of the request. as laid down under suh-section (>)(a) the Commission shall ensure that 1he election be held before the expiration of the term of ex isling hoard: (c) It shall be the duty or the board of the society to ensure that all information. books and records are kept upto date and are being made availaole from time to time to the Commission or any person authorized by him in this behalf as may be required/expected hy him for the purpose of election: (d) The Board of the society shall also ensure that all such assistance is being made available to Commission by the society as may he expected hy him in this regard to conduct elections:(9) All expenses incurred in conducting the elections of the board of any society shall be borne hy the society concerned.( 10) The Commission may issue such instructions to the hoard or its members which it may consider reasonable for conducting free and fair election. Instructions issued under this section hy the Commission shall he binding on them.