Election Officers

Directors of the concerned Departments have been appointed as State Level Nodal Officers for conduct of elections to the cooperative institutions under the fold of the respective Departments. Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha will function as the State Level Coordinator for Nodal Officers to facilitate smooth conduct of the elections to the Cooperative Societies in the entire State as per the direction of the Commission.

The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies of the Cooperation Department have been appointed as the District Coordinating Officers by the State Cooperative Election Commission vide Letter No. 8019/Coop.dtd. 21.10.2014 from the Chief Secretary, Odisha & Letter No.1155/ SCEC – LEGAL-13/2014 Dated 29.10.2014 of the Commission. They are to supervise and coordinate with the different district level departmental officers who will be involved in the election process and ensure to provide logistic support to them for conduct of election in free, fair and peaceful manner.

The District Coordinating Officers appointed by the Commission are responsible to convene coordination meeting of the departmental officers like DRCS, ARCS, District Fisheries Officer, General Manager DIC, Assistant Director of Textile and Sericulture, CDVO, General Manager of Milk Union and District Welfare Officers.

The District Level Officers of concerned department have been appointed as District Cooperative Election Officer-cum-Nodal Officers by the State Cooperative Election Commission vide Letter No. 8019/Coop.dtd. 21.10.2014 from the Chief Secretary, Odisha & Letter No.1155/ SCEC – LEGAL-13/2014 Dated 29.10.2014 of the Commission.

The duties assigned to the District Cooperative Election Officer is to supervise and coordinate the entire election process within their jurisdiction including appointment of Election Officers, Presiding Officers and Polling Officers for the Cooperative Societies to conduct the poll. The District Cooperative Election Officer-cum-Nodal Officers of the department have been instructed to procure the other election materials like indelible ink, required different forms, ballot paper, electoral roll etc. at their level by polling funds through bank from the Cooperative Societies centrally.