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A candidate for election to the Governing Body shall not be eligible to contest from more than oneconstituency i.e. Foundation, Ordinary, Associate or Individual, at the same election.If a candidate is already a member of the Governing Body of the Council, he shall not be eligible tocontest the election unless he is retiring at the forthcoming Annual Meeting, or resigns.8. The nomination paper shall be sent to the Executive Director/ Secretary or such other officer asmay be appointed by Council so as to reach him at such address and by such date as may bementioned in the circular issued under Bye-Law 2 of these Bye-Laws.9. Foundation Members of the Council shall elect from amongst themselves their members on theGoverning Body as provided in Rule 16A of the Rules & Regulations.10. Ordinary Members of the Council shall elect from amongst themselves their members as theGoverning Body as provided in Rule 16A of the Rules & Regulations.11. Associate Members of the Council shall elect from amongst themselves their members on theGoverning Body as provided in Rules 16A of the Rules & Regulations.12. Individual Members of the Council shall elect from amongst themselves their members on theGoverning Body as provided in Rule 16A of the Rules & Regulations.13. The Executive Director/Secretary or such other officer as may be appointed shall communicateto the members nominating candidates for election as also the candidates at least 10 days beforethe last date of withdrawal, the names of all the candidates nominated for election in theFoundation, Ordinary, Associate and Individual Members' Constituencies respectively intimating tothem the last date for withdrawal from election.14. A candidate nominated as above by a member for election as member of the Governing Bodymay withdraw his candidature by notice in writing to the Executive Director/Secretary or such otherofficer as may be appointed. Such notice shall be signed by the candidate and shall be sent to theExecutive Director/Secretary or such other officer as may be appointed so as to reach before the lastdate of withdrawal from election.15. The President of the Council shall cause voting papers to be prepared setting forth the names ofall eligible candidates standing for election for membership of the Governing Body from the categoryof Foundation, Ordinary, Associate and Individual Members and the voting papers, which will be dulysigned by the Executive Director/Secretary or such other officer as may be appointed, shall be sentto the members eligible to vote under certificate of posting atleast twenty one days before theannual general meeting. Brief particulars about all the candidates included in the voting paper shallbe drawn up by the office on the basis of information received from the respective nominatingMembers and such particulars will be forwarded to the members eligible to vote, in an annexurealong with the voting papers.16. The members shall return the voting paper to the Executive Director/Secretary or such otherofficer as may be appointed after marking their votes in the voting papers in the manner indicatedtherein, within a date specified for the purpose, which shall be atleast seven days before the date ofthe annual general meeting, after which no voting paper shall be entertained.
17. On return of the voting papers to the Executive Director/Secretary or such other officer as maybe appointed, each paper shall be examined by two persons not being candidates for election, whoshall be appointed by the Governing Body as Scrutineers.18. For election of the members of the Governing Body, such number of candidates as have to beelected from each of the Foundation, Ordinary, Associate and Individual members' Constituencies,who secure the highest number of votes in descending order will be deemed to have been elected asmembers of the Governing Body. In case more than one candidate secure the same number ofvotes, the successful candidate will be determined by lots to be drawn by the President at themeeting of the Governing Body, preceding the annual general meeting.19. The Scrutineers shall make a Report declaring the successful candidates for the election formembership of the Governing Body. The Report of the Scrutineers shall be placed at the meeting ofthe Governing Body, preceding the annual general meeting. The names of successful candidates shallbe deemed to be valid as a whole notwithstanding any irregularity in the observance of these Bye-Laws. Persons so declared elected shall function in spite of any such irregularity in the election.20. For the purpose of election of the members of the Governing Body, under Rules 16A of the Rulesand Regulations, every Foundation Member (other than the Government of India, the Federation ofIndian Chambers of Commerce & Industry and the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry ofIndia) and every Ordinary and Associate Member shall have one vote.21. For the purpose of election of members of the Governing Body, under Rules 16A of the Rules andRegulation**, each Individual Member shall have one vote.*Rule 16 F“The members entitled to stand for election or to nominate persons for election to the GoverningBody and to vote in the election of representatives on the Governing Body shall be those who are onthe rolls of membership as on 15th May of the financial year and have paid the subscription for thatyear, including arrears if any on or before the 15 May of that year."**Rule 16A of the Rules and Regulations of the Council (from the Constitution):Foundation MembersFoundation Members shall be entitled to elect one person to the Governing Body for every 5 of theFoundation members on the rolls as on 15the May of the year provided that the maximum numberof representatives shall be limited to 4.The Foundation members entitled to elect representatives on the Governing Body shall be thoseother than the representatives of the Government, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerceand Industry and the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India.Ordinary MembersOrdinary Members shall be entitled to elect one person to the Governing Body for every 6 of theOrdinary members on the rolls as on 15th May of the year provided that the maximum number ofrepresentatives shall be limited to 6.
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