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**Report: Presidential Election of India, 2022 - Public Notice**
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a public notice issued by the Election Commission of India on June 15, 2022, regarding the election to the Office of President of India, 2022. The notice outlines the key procedures and timelines for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal of candidatures, and the polling date. The core purpose is to inform potential candidates and the public about the election process. Key findings include the deadlines for submitting nomination papers, the location for submission, and the date of the election, should it be contested.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview of the public notice released by the Election Commission of India on June 15, 2022, concerning the election to the Office of President of India, 2022. The analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to officially announce the election to fill the Office of President of India and to provide relevant information to potential candidates and the public regarding the election process. This includes details about nomination procedures, deadlines, and the polling date.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** This is a new policy notice for the Presidential Election of India, and is not an amendment. The notice addresses the need to conduct a Presidential election according to the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, and associated rules. The issue addressed is the constitutional requirement to elect a new President upon the expiration of the incumbent's term.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The public notice establishes the following key provisions:
* **Nomination Paper Delivery:** Candidates or their proposers/seconders may deliver nomination papers at Room No. 29, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, between 11:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on any day that is not a public holiday, until June 29, 2022. Assistant Returning Officers (Shri Mukul Pande and Shri Surendra Kumar Tripathi) can accept papers in the Returning Officer's absence.
* **Electoral Roll Requirement:** Each nomination paper must include a certified copy of the candidate's entry in the electoral roll for the Parliamentary constituency where they are registered as an elector.
* **Deposit:** Every candidate must deposit Rs. 15,000. This can be paid in cash to the Returning Officer at the time of nomination or deposited earlier in the Reserve Bank of India or a Government Treasury, with the receipt enclosed with the nomination paper.
* **Nomination Paper Forms:** Nomination paper forms can be obtained from the designated office.
* **Scrutiny:** Nomination papers will be scrutinized at Committee Room No. 62, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, on June 30, 2022, at 11:00 A.M.
* **Withdrawal of Candidature:** Notice of withdrawal can be delivered to the Returning Officer (or designated Assistant Returning Officers) before 3:00 P.M. on July 2, 2022.
* **Polling Date:** In the event of a contested election, the poll will be held on July 18, 2022, between 10:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. at designated polling locations.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience includes:
* Individuals eligible and intending to contest the Presidential election.
* Their proposers and seconders.
* The general public, for informational purposes.
* Political parties involved in the election process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Election Commission of India is the primary responsible body. The Returning Officer (P.C. Mody) and Assistant Returning Officers (Shri Mukul Pande and Shri Surendra Kumar Tripathi) are responsible for managing the election process. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat is also involved.
* **Timelines and procedures:** The notice specifies clear timelines for nomination paper submission (until June 29, 2022), scrutiny (June 30, 2022), withdrawal of candidatures (until July 2, 2022), and the polling date (July 18, 2022). It also details the procedures for depositing funds and obtaining nomination forms.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The likely intended outcomes include:
* Facilitating a transparent and orderly election process for the Office of President of India.
* Ensuring that potential candidates are aware of the rules, procedures, and deadlines.
* Enabling the Election Commission of India to fulfill its constitutional mandate to conduct the election.
**9. Conclusion:**
The public notice issued by the Election Commission of India provides crucial information regarding the Presidential election of 2022. It outlines the necessary procedures and timelines for potential candidates, contributing to a fair and transparent electoral process. This notice is a fundamental step in ensuring the democratic transition of power at the highest office in India.
Key Entities Referenced
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The governing body issuing the notification.
Legislative Assembly Secretariat: Office of the Assistant Returning Officer for Election to the Office of President of India, 2022
Election Commission of India: The organization responsible for conducting the election to the Office of President of India, 2022.
President of India: The office for which an election is being held.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974: The set of rules governing the election process.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952: The act which provides legal framework for holding presidential elections in India
P.C. Mody: The Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, 2022 and Secy.General, Rajya Sabha.
Parliament House, New Delhi: Location for delivery and scrutiny of nomination papers.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat: Office of Shri Surendra Kumar Tripathi, Joint Secretary and Chief Vigilance Officer, who is an Assistant Returning Officer.
Mukul Pande: Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and Assistant Returning Officer
Surendra Kumar Tripathi: Joint Secretary and Chief Vigilance Officer, Rajya Sabha Secretariat and Assistant Returning Officer.
Reserve Bank of India: A place where deposit can be made by candidate.
Raj Kumar: Assistant Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, 2022 and Secy.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press.
Delhi: Location of the Controller of Publications.
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No. 23] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022/JYAISTHA 25, 1944 [N. C. T. D. No. 144
भाग II—I
PART II—I
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
जिधान सभा सजििालय
(भारत के राष्ट्रपजत के कायाला य के िनु ाि के जलए सहायक ररटर्ननग अजधकारी का कायाला य, 2022)
अजधसिू ना
ददल्ली, 15 िनू , 2022
क्रमाकं एफ. 20/6/राष्टर पजत/2021/एलएएस-VII/जिधायी/8690.—जनम्न जलजखत को सिासाधारण की
िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह:ै —
भारत जनिािा न आयोग
(भारत के राष्ट्रपजत पद के जलए जनिािा न, 2022)
साििा जनक सिू ना
नई ददल्ली, 15 िून, 2022
प्रारूप 1
(राष्ट्रपतीय और उपराष्ट्रपतीय जनिाािन जनयम, 1974 का जनयम 3 देजखए)
4063 DG/2022 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I]
भारत के राष्ट्रपजत पद के जलए जनिािा न
की
लोक सिू ना
भारत के राष्ट्रपजत पद भरन े के जलए जनिाािन करन े के जलए, जनिाािन आयोग द्वारा, राष्ट्रपतीय और उपराष्ट्रपतीय
जनिाािन अजधजनयम, 1952 की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन अजधसूिना जनकाल दी गई ह,ै अत: ऐस े जनिाािन के
जलए ररटर्ननग आदफसर, म ैं पी.सी. मोदी सूिना देता ह ंदक -
(i) अभ्यथी या उसके प्रस्ट्थापकों या समथाकों म ें स े दकसी एक द्वारा नामजनदेिन पत्र जनम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकता ा को
कमरा सं. 29, भूतल, संसद भिन, नई ददल्ली में उसके कायाालय म ें या यदद िह अपररििानीय रूप स े
अनुपजस्ट्थत हो, तो सहायक ररटर्ननग आदफसर श्री मुकुल पांडे, जििेष काया अजधकारी अथिा श्री सुरेन्द्र
कुमार जत्रपाठी, संयुक्त सजिि और मख्ु य सतकाता अजधकारी, राज्य सभा सजििालय को उक्त कायाालय म ें
29 िनू , 2022 तक (लोक अिकाि- ददन स े जभन्न) दकसी ददन 11 बि े पूिााह्न और 3 बि े अपराह्न के बीि
पररदत्त दकए िा सकेंगे;
(ii) हर एक नामजनदेिन पत्र के साथ उस संसदीय जनिाािन-क्षत्रे की जनिाािक नामािली म ें अभ्यथी स े सम्बद्ध
प्रजिजि की एक प्रमाजणत प्रजत लगाई िाएगी जिसम ें अभ्यथी जनिाािक के रूप म ें रजिस्ट्रीकृत ह;ै
(iii) हर अभ्यथी केिल पन्द्रह हिार रुपय े की राजि िमा करेगा या िमा करिाएगा। यह रकम नामजनदेिन पत्र
प्रस्ट्तुत करत े समय ररटर्ननग आदफसर के पास नकद िमा की िा सकेगी या भारतीय ररििा बैंक या दकसी
सरकारी खिाने म ें इससे पहल े िमा की िा सकेगी और पश्चात्कजथत दिा म ें ऐसी रसीद का, जिसमें यह
दर्शित दकया हो दक उक्त राजि िमा कर दी गई ह,ै नामजनदेिन पत्र के साथ लगाया िाना आिश्यक होगा;
(iv) नामजनदेिन पत्रों के प्ररूप पूिोक्त कायाालय से पूिोक्त समय पर प्राप्त दकए िा सकेंगे;
(v) अजधजनयम की धारा 5ख की उपधारा (4) के अधीन नामंिूर दकए गए नामजनदेिन पत्रों स े जभन्न
नामजनदेिन पत्रों की संिीक्षा सजमजत कमरा सं. 62, प्रथम तल, संसद भिन, नई ददल्ली म,ें बहृ स्ट्पजतिार
30 िनू , 2022 को पिू ााह्न 11 बि ेकी िाएगी;
(vi) अभ्यर्शथता िापस लेन े की सूिना अभ्यथी, या उसके प्रस्ट्थापकों या समथाकों म ें स े दकसी एक द्वारा, िो
अभ्यथी द्वारा जलजखत रूप स े इस जनजमत्त प्राजधकृत दकया गया हो, जनम्नहस्ट्ताक्षरकता ा को, उपरोक्त पैरा (i)
म ेंजिजनर्ददि स्ट्थान म ें2 िलु ाई, 2022 को तीन बि ेअपराह्न स ेपहल ेपररदत्त की िा सकेगी;
(vii) जनिाािन लड़ े िाने की दिा म ें मतदान इन जनयमों के अधीन जनयत दकय े गय े मतदान के स्ट्थान म ें सोमिार,
18 िलु ाई, 2022 को पिू ाह्ा न 10 बि ेऔर अपराह्न 5 बि ेके बीि होगा।
नई ददल्ली :
ददनांक : 15 िून, 2022 ह./-
पी. सी. मोदी, राष्ट्रपतीय जनिाािन, 2022 के जलए ररटर्ननग आदफसर
और महासजिि, राज्य सभा
आदेिानुसार,
राि कुमार, राष्ट्रपजत िुनाि के जलए सहायक ररटर्ननग अजधकारी, 2022
एि ं सजिि[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
(Office of the Assistant Returning Officer for Election to the Office of President of India, 2022)
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 15th June, 2022
No. F. 20/6/President/2021/LAS-VII/Leg./8690.—The following is published for general
information:—
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
(Election to the Office of President of India, 2022)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 15th June, 2022
FORM 1
(See rule 3 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974)
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF
ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA
WHEREAS a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Presidential and
Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, for the holding of an election to fill the office of President of
India has been issued by the Election Commission, I, P.C. Mody, the Returning Officer for such
election, do hereby give notice that—
(i) nomination papers may be delivered by a candidate or any one of his proposers or seconders
to the undersigned at his office in Room No.29, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New
Delhi, or if he is unavoidably absent, to the Assistant Returning Officers, Shri Mukul Pande,
Officer on Special Duty (OSD)/Shri Surendra Kumar Tripathi, Joint Secretary and Chief
Vigilance Officer, Rajya Sabha Secretariat at the said office between 11.00 A.M. and
3.00 P.M. on any day (other than a public holiday) not later than the 29th of June, 2022;
(ii) each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the entry relating to the
candidate in the electoral roll for the Parliamentary constituency in which the candidate is
registered as an elector;
(iii) every candidate shall deposit or cause to be deposited a sum of Rupees Fifteen Thousand
only. This amount may be deposited in cash with the Returning Officer at the time of
presentation of the nomination paper or deposited earlier in the Reserve Bank of India or
in a Government Treasury and in the latter case a receipt showing that the said deposit of
the sum has been so made is required to be enclosed with the nomination paper;
(iv) forms of nomination papers may be obtained from the above said office at the time
aforesaid;
(v) the nomination papers, other than those rejected under sub- section (4) of section 5B of
the Act, will be taken up for scrutiny at Committee Room No.62, First Floor, Parliament
House, New Delhi on Thursday, the 30th of June, 2022 at 11.00 A.M.;
(vi) the notice of withdrawal of candidatures may be delivered by a candidate, or any one of his
proposers or seconders who has been authorised in this behalf in writing by the candidate,
to the undersigned at the place specified in paragraph (i) above before three o'clock in the
afternoon of 2nd of July, 2022;4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I]
(vii) in the event of the election being contested, the poll will be taken on Monday, the
18th of July, 2022 between hours of 10.00 A.M. and 5.00 P.M. at the places of polling fixed
under the rules.
New Delhi :
Dated: the 15th of June, 2022 -Sd/-
P. C. MODY, Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, 2022
and Secy.-General, Rajya Sabha
By Order,
RAJ KUMAR, Assistant Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, 2022
and Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.