Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952

Year: 1952

Enactment Date: 1952-03-14

Long Title: An Act to regulate certain matters relating to or connected with elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 3: Returning Officer and his assistants.
    (1) For the purposes of each election the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the Central Government, appoint a Returning Officer who shall have his office in New Delhi and may also appoint one or more Assistant Returning Officers.
     (2) Subject to rules made under this Act, every Assistant Returning Officer shall be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the Returning Officer.
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