Section 12State of Maharashtra Act
Section 12: Appointment of Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and such other Officers required to conduct the elections
Appointment of Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and such other Officers required to conduct the elections.
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The SCEA or the officer authorized in this behalf shall appoint the Returning Officer and may also appoint one or more persons to be called as the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer.(2)
Every Assistant Returning Officer, shall, subject to the control of the Returning Officer and general control of SCEA, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the Returning Officer :Provided that, no Assistant Returning Officer shall perform any of the functions of the Returning Officer which relate to the scrutiny of nominations unless the Returning Officer is unavoidably prevented from performing the said function :Provided further that, the SCEA may change Returning Officer, if required.Previous
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