Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

(1) For the purpose of electing Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and other office-bearer, if any, the Election Officer of the concerned society shall, as far as possible, immediately after the declaration of the result of members of the Committee of Management of the concerned society, convene, with the consultation of Secretary/Managing Director of the society, the first meeting of the members of the Committee of Management. (2) The Election Officer shall alongwith the notice and programme of election of members of the Committee of Management also intimate the date, programme of election of Chairman or representative and also specify the place where such election shall be held: Provided that where any General Body of Milk Producer’s Co-operative society is represented by other Milk Producer Co-operative Society, concerned society shall be represented only through its Chairman. (3) (i) The Chairman and other office bearers shall be elected from amongst the elected and nominated non official members of the Committee of Management. (ii) The elected members and nominated non official members of the committee of Management shall select representative to represent the society in the General Body of another Cooperative Society of which the society is the member, from among the qualified members of the General Body: Provided that in case of milk cooperative societies, in the districts, where district level milk produce co- operative unions are not established, elected Chairman of eligible Primary Milk Cooperative Society shall be elected from the eligible elected Chairman of Primary Milk Societies, according to the provisions prescribed for election in rule 552 to 554 for representation in the General Body of Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation: Provided that the quorum for the election of the Chairman and the representative shall be more than half the number of members having voting right. (4) The procedure as laid down in Rule 442 to 444 shall mutatis mutandis apply for election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Delegates.