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Appointment of dates etc., for various stages of an election.— (1) The Returning Officer, with prior approval of the Registrar or, the District Election Officer, as the case may be, shall draw and declare a program of various stages of election, as indicated here in below, not earlier then seven days and not later than fifteen days of the date of display of final list of voters of the society:— i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x Last date for making nominations The date of publication of nominations Received Date of scrutiny of nominations Date of publication of list of valid Nominations after scrutiny. Date by which candidature may be Withdrawn Date of publication of final contesting Candidates Date and time during which and the Place/places at which be taken Not printed in M.G.G. Dt.16-10-1987. Date, time and place for counting of Voters Date of declaration of results of voting. 7 days from the date of declaration of election program. As and when received till the last date list fixed for Making nominations. Next day of the last date for making nominations Next day after the date of completion of scrutiny or Where there is an appeal, after the appeal is decided. 2 days from the date of publication of list of valid nominations after scrutiny. The date next succeeding the last day fixed for Withdrawal of candidature. Not earlier than 90 days but not later than 15 days from the date of publication the poll shall of final list of contesting candidate (time and place to be fixed by the returning officer). Not later than 3rd day from the date which the poll shall Be taken (time and place to be fixed by the returning Officer Immediately after the counting of votes. Explanation: - (a) If the last date in reckoning dates as specified in the above cases is a public holiday, the next succeeding working day shall be fixed for the respective events; (b) The proportion of polling stations to number of voters at each polling station and the place of polling station shall be fixed in consultation with the notified society concerned. In case the polling stations are spread over either the district, town or villages in the District, the Election officer shall make arrangements to get all the ballot boxes to the office of the Returning Officer or to the registered office of the societies or to such other safe places as he deems fit.