Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

– The meeting of the Marketing Board shall be presided over by the Chairman and in the absence of the Chairman, by the ViceChairman. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be elected by the members of the Marketing Board, excluding the Secretary of the Marketing Board and the Government nominees. Only the members as mentioned in clauses 15[ ] 16[(a) and (b)] of sub- section (1) of section 12 shall be eligible to contest the elections for the post of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman.