The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) notified the Form for Election to fill the casual vacancy of the Eastern India Regional Constituency of the 13th Council, 2021.
One member of the 13th Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, elected from the Eastern India Regional Constituency (EIRC), tendered his resignation from the membership of the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India on 12th December, 2020 and consequently, pursuant to sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 one seat from Eastern India Regional Constituency became vacant w.e.f., 23rd December, 2020, the election for filling casual vacancy of the Eastern India Regional Constituency of the 13th Council.
In pursuance of Rules 9, 10 and 11 of the Rules, a member who is eligible and desirous to stand for election to the Council of the Institute from EIRC shall file nomination(s) in the form, so as to reach the Returning Officer, ‘ICSI House’ 22, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003 not later than 6.00 PM on Friday, the 16th July, 2021 along with the statement, declaration, three passport size photographs and the demand drafts drawn in favour of the “Institute of Company Secretaries of India” payable at New Delhi, towards the fees of Rs. 40,000 plus GST and security deposits of Rs, 20,000.
The ICSI clarified that a member may file any number of nominations not exceeding ten for the election to the Council from EIRC and irrespective of the number of nomination(s) he has to pay a sum of Rs.40,000/- plus GST along with the nomination.
The Panel for scrutiny of nominations shall comprise of Mr. S Santhanakrishnan, Government Nominee on the Council; Mr. Tharvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary, (PI Section), MCA- Nominated by Central Government and Mr. Asish Mohan, Returning Officer and Secretary, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
“In pursuance of sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 41 of the Rules, a candidate, whose name has been included in the final list of nominations under Rule 15, shall not incur an expense in excess of Rs. 7,00,000/- and shall file an account of expenses incurred for the election in the format within fifteen days of the notification issued under Rule 36,” the ICSI notified.
The notification said, “in pursuance of Rules 5, 21 and 28 read with Schedule 2 of the Rules, Polling Booths have been assigned to each voter. A voter may cast his vote at the polling booth assigned to him. A member, whose name is not shown under any Polling Booth, shall be permitted to vote by post. A list of Polling Booths has been published on the website of the Institute.”
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