Role of election officer

(1) The Election in a co-operative society or societies or a class or classes of Co-operative Societies shall be held on such date or dates, as the Registrar may by order fix and the District Magistrate concerned shall, on such dates being so fixed appoint by order, one or more Election Officers or different Election Officers for different class or classes of societies or for different areas for this purpose : Provided that no Officer of the Department which is concerned with the management and administration of the society shall be appointed as Election Officer. (2) The Election Officer shall perform all such functions as are enjoined upon him under these Rules or as may be incidental to or necessary for the discharge of duties, but in the absence of an Election Officer any Polling Officer who has been authorised by the District Magistrate to do so, shall perform the function of the Election officer. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Election Officer for each constituency may depute a Polling Officer from amongst Government servants who are not concerned with the management and administration of societies to assist him in the conduct of elections. (4) Subject to Sub-rule (iii), the Election Officer shall appoint as many Polling Officers as there are polling stations/booths and shall provide each of them with ballot-boxes, ballot paper, copy of the final voters list and such other accessories as may be necessary for the conduct of elections.