रिटर्निंग-अफ़सर इसके अंग्रेजी अर्थ का उदाहरण

The election process begins when the President, acting on Cabinet's advice, issues a writ of election addressed to the returning officer.

On nomination day, the returning officer and his or her representatives will be present at designated nomination centres between 11:00"nbsp;am and 12:00 noon to receive prospective candidates' nomination papers, and political donation certificates certifying that they have complied with the requirements of the .

In addition, between the date of the writ of election and 12:00 noon on nomination day, candidates must lodge with the returning officer a deposit equal to 8% of the total allowances payable to an MP in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest '500.

At the close of the nomination period, where there is only one candidate in an SMC or one group of candidates in a GRC standing nominated, the election is uncontested and the returning officer will declare that the candidate has or the group of candidates have been elected.

The returning officer issues a notice of contested election which states when polling day will be; and information such as the names of the candidates, their proposers and seconders, the symbols allocated to candidates which will be printed on ballot papers, and the locations of polling stations.

Unless the returning officer decides otherwise, polling stations are open from 8:00"nbsp;am to 8:00"nbsp;pm Voters must go to the polling stations assigned to them.

A candidate or his counting agent may ask the returning officer for a recount of votes if the difference between the number of votes for the candidate or group of candidates with the most votes and the number of votes of any other candidate or group of candidate is 2% or less, excluding rejected and tendered votes.

After all counts, and recounts if any, have been completed, the returning officer ascertains whether the total number of electors registered to vote overseas is less than the difference between the number of votes for the two candidates with the highest number of votes.

If so, the returning officer declares the candidate with the highest number of votes to be elected as president.

If not, the returning officer states the number of votes cast for each candidate and the date and location where the overseas votes will be counted.

The election process begins when the President, acting on Cabinet's advice, issues a writ of election addressed to the returning officer, who is the official responsible for overseeing the election.

The returning officer issues a notice stating that the writ of election has been issued by the President and stipulating the date, time and places for nomination of candidates, the documents that candidates must submit on nomination day, and the amount of the deposit that must be lodged.

On nomination day, the returning officer and his or her representatives will be present at designated nomination centres between 11:00"nbsp;am and 12:00 noon to receive prospective candidates' nomination papers, political donation certificates, and minority certificates (if required).