Option for Polling Booths updated as on 23rd July 2021
Option for Polling Booths in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Thane Cities – (Last updated as on 23rd July 2021)
The next elections to the Council and the Regional Councils of the Institute are scheduled to be held on 3rd and 4th December, 2021 in cities having more than 2500 members and on 4th December, 2021 at all other places in terms of the provisions of Rule 21 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006. According to the provisions of clause (3) of Schedule 2 to Rule 6 of the aforesaid Rules, a notice is required to be published giving the voters in cities, having more than one polling booth located at different addresses, an opportunity to exercise their option to vote at a particular polling booth within that city. In accordance with the said provisions, this Notice is being published for information of such voters.
It may be clarified for general information of members that the list of voters as on 1st April, 2021 will be drawn, on the basis of professional addresses given by the members, and such address is taken into consideration for the purpose of allotment of voters to different polling booths in a city.
It has been our endeavour to allot the polling booth near to the professional addresses as given by the voters. It is possible that a voter might prefer to exercise his franchise at a polling booth within the same city but located near his residence/office which is not as per the Institute’s record his professional address. This announcement helps such
voters to indicate their option for a polling booth located at a place which is not near to their professional address. For instance, based on the professional address of a voter, he would be, in the normal course, allotted a polling booth situated at A’ place. Suppose, he prefers to exercise his franchise at B’ place which is near his residence or office (but not his professional address), as the case may be, he is required to indicate his option for the polling booth at B’ place in response to this announcement. Otherwise, he would be required to vote at the polling booth situated at A’ place only.
For the forthcoming elections to the Council and Regional Councils, it is proposed to set up polling booths at different locations in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Thane. The locations of the proposed polling booths in these cities, where last elections were held and which are now included but subject to
availability, are published below.
It is notified for the general information of members that any member in such a place, wishing to vote at a particular proposed polling booth, may send his written request to the Acting Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Post Box No. 7100, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, so as to reach him latest by 16th August, 2021. Request received after 16th August, 2021, will not be entertained.
The general allocation of polling booth to voters would be done either on the basis of pin-code numbers or proximity of professional addresses of the voters. The details of proposed locations are given in Appendix I for reference and general information of members.
HOW TO EXERCISE OPTION:
There is no prescribed format/application for exercising option for a particular polling booth. A member wishing to exercise his option for a particular polling booth may send his request in writing giving his name, membership number and the address of the polling booth in which he would like to be attached. Such an application should reach the Acting Secretary at Institute’s Headquarters at ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 latest by 16th August, 2021 either through e-mail at [email protected]; or by any other mode.
Note: The Institute has proposed certain amendments in the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 to the Central Government. The above announcement is as per the existing provisions of these Rules.
In addition to above, it is likely that the Institute may set up further Polling Booth(s) at such locations which are not covered above, in view of the increase in number of voters.
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