The term of office of Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, is ending on July 24, 2022. As per Article 62 of the Constitution of India, an election to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of the outgoing President is required to be completed before the expiration of the term.
Article 324 of the Constitution read with the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, and the Presidential and Vice – Presidential Elections Rules, 1974 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the conduct of election to the office of the President of India in the Election Commission of India.
Sharing more information, the government in a recently released press statement mentioned that the Election Commission is mandated to ensure that the election to the office of the President of India, which is the highest elective office in the country, must be a free and fair election and the Commission is taking all necessary steps for discharging its constitutional responsibility.
Election Commission of India is privileged and honoured to announce today the schedule of election for the 16th Presidential Election. Section 4(3) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 provides that the notification for election shall be issued on or after the sixtieth day before the expiration of term of office of the outgoing President.
As per the Article 54 of the Constitution of India, the President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States including National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The process for the same will be initiated shortly. To ensure a free and fair election, the commission also appoints senior Officers of the Government of India as its Observers at the place(s) of polling. All related Covid-19 safeguards and protocols will be enforced in all the steps of the electoral process and, on the day of polling and counting.
Members appointed as Assistant Returning Officers from Maharashtra include:
Elected members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly will place their votes at Central Hall, 4th Floor, Vidhan Bhavan, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai 400032.
According to the protocol the last day for making nominations has been decided as June 29, 2022. The poll, if necessary, shall be held on July 18, 2022 and the counting, if required, shall be held on July 21, 2022. Meanwhile, candidatures can be withdrawn, if needed, by July 2, 2022.
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