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Election Machinery
State Election Commissioner
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State Election Officer
(Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and
Director/Commissioner of Municipal Administration and
Director/Commissioner of Town Panchayats) |
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District Election Officers / District
Collectors |
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Returning Officers |
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Assistant Returning Officers |
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Zonal Officers |
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Presiding Officers |
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Polling Officers |
State Election Officers:
Rural Local Bodies - Director of Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj
Urban Local Bodies - Director/Commissioner of
Municipal Administration
Director/Commissioner of Town Panchayats
District Election Officers:
The respective District
Collectors shall be the District Election Officer, in respect of Rural and
Urban Local Bodies, except Chennai District. The Commissioner of Chennai
City Municipal Corporation shall be the District Election Officer of the
Chennai Municipal Corporation.
District Election Officer
for Municipal Corporation Area:
Chennai City Municipal Corporation - Commissioner of Chennai City
Municipal Corporation
Other Corporations - District Collectors concerned
Returning Officers
Rural Local Bodies:
District Panchayat Ward Member Election - Not
below the rank of Chief Executive Officer
Panchayat Union Ward Member Election -
Not below the rank of Assistant Director of Rural Development
Village Panchayat President and
Village Panchayat Ward Member
Election - Not below the rank of Block
Development Officer
Urban Local Bodies:
Municipal Corporation - Corporation Commissioner concerned
Municipality
- Municipal Commissioner concerned
Town Panchayat -
Executive Officer concerned
Assistant Returning Officers
Rural Local Bodies:
District Panchayat Ward Member Election - Not below the
rank of Assistant Director of Rural Development
Panchayat Union Ward Member Election - Not
below the rank of Block Development Officer
Village Panchayat President Election
- Not below the rank of Deputy Block Development Officer
Village Panchayat Ward Member Election - Not
below the rank of Assistant
Urban Local Bodies:
Corporation / Municipality
- Not below the rank of Superintendent
Town Panchayat Ward Member - Not below
the rank of Assistant
Electoral Registration
Officers
Rural - Panchayat Union Commissioners.
Urban - Commissioners of Municipal Corporations (Revenue Officer in
the case of Chennai Municipal Corporation)
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Commissioners of Municipality/ Executive Officers of Town Panchayats.
The Zonal Officers, Presiding
Officers & Polling Personnel are appointed by the respective Returning
Officers.
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