Executive Summary:
This document is a public notice from the Election Commission of India regarding the election to fill the Office of President of India. It outlines the schedule and procedures for the submission and scrutiny of nomination papers, withdrawal of candidatures, and the polling date. Nomination papers must be delivered no later than June 28, 2017, and the poll will be taken on July 17, 2017, if the election is contested.
Key Points / Main Content:
Nomination Process:
* Nomination papers can be delivered by a candidate, proposer, or seconder to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officers at Room No. 18, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. on any day other than a public holiday until June 28, 2017.
* Each nomination paper must include a certified copy of the candidate's entry in the electoral roll for the relevant Parliamentary constituency.
* A deposit of fifteen thousand rupees is required for every candidate, payable in cash to the Returning Officer or previously deposited in the Reserve Bank of India or a Government Treasury.
Scrutiny and Withdrawal:
* Nomination papers will be scrutinised on June 29, 2017, at 11 A.M. in Room No. I8, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi.
* Withdrawal of candidatures can be delivered by a candidate, proposer, or seconder authorised in writing by the candidate, at the same location as nomination papers, before 3 P.M. on July 1, 2017.
Polling Details:
* If the election is contested, the poll will be held on July 17, 2017, between 10 A.M. and 5 P.M. at designated polling places.
Impact Analysis:
Candidates for President of India:
* Impact: Must adhere to the specified timelines and procedures for nomination, deposit, and potential withdrawal.
* Action Required: Prepare and submit nomination papers with required documentation and deposit before the deadline; decide whether to withdraw candidature by the specified date.
Proposers and Seconders:
* Impact: Can deliver nomination papers and withdrawal notices on behalf of the candidate if authorised.
* Action Required: Ensure proper authorisation to act on behalf of the candidate and adhere to deadlines for submission.
General Electorate (Indirectly):
* Impact: The election process determines the next President of India.
* Action Required: N/A
Election Commission of India:
* Impact: Responsible for the smooth and fair conduct of the Presidential election.
* Action Required: Oversee and manage the entire election process according to the established rules and regulations.
Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers:
* Impact: Responsible for accepting nomination papers, conducting scrutiny, and managing the overall election process.
* Action Required: Be available at the designated location during specified hours to receive and process nomination papers, and conduct scrutiny as per the schedule.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The organization responsible for issuing the public notice regarding the election to the Office of President of India.
President of India: The office for which an election is being announced in the public notice.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974: The set of rules governing the election process for the President and Vice-President of India.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952: The Act of Parliament governing the election to the offices of the President and Vice-President.
Anoop Mishra: The Returning Officer for the election to the Office of President of India.
New Delhi: The location of the Returning Officer's office at Parliament House, where nomination papers can be delivered. Also place of publication.
Parliament House, New Delhi: The building where the Returning Officer's office is located.
Reserve Bank of India: One of the institutions where the security deposit can be made by candidates.
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 14th June, 2017
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
O.N.42(E).—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, Anoop Mishra, the Returning Officer for such election, do hereby give notice that-
(i) nomination papers may be delivered by a candidate or anyone of his proposers or seconders to the
undersigned at his office in Room No.18, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, or if he is
unavoidably absent, to the Assistant Returning Officers, Shri Ravindra Garimella, Joint Secretary or Shri
Vinay Kumar Mohan, Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat, at the said office between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. on any
day (other than a public holiday) not later than the 28th June, 2017;
(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 times aforesaid;
(v) the nomination papers, other than those rejected under sub-section (4) of section 5B of the Act,¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(iii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
will be taken up for scrutiny at the said office in Room No.I8, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi
on 29 June, 2017, at 11 A.M.;
(vi) the notice of withdrawal of candidatures may be delivered by a candidate, or anyone 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 1 July, 2017;
(vii) In the event of the election being contested, the poll will be taken on 17 July, 2017 between the hours of
10 A.M. and 5 P.M. at the places of polling fixed under the rules.
[No. 41/1/2017/T]
ANOOP MISHRA, Returning Officer
for Election to the Office of President of India, 2017
(Secretary General, Lok Sabha)
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