1.

Barring the immediate Past-President and co-opted members, the rest shall be elected in the following manner:

a.

By 25th May, the Honorary Secretary shall send by post to each member, a list of vacancies in the Governing Body inviting nomination for the vacancies on the Governing Body. A member desiring to stand for the election shall send his nomination paper which shall set out the candidate's name and address and the office for which the candidate is nominated, be proposed by one member and seconded by another member and duly signed by them and also signed by the candidate signifying his willingness to stand for election and to serve on the Governing Body, if elected. A member cannot contest for more than one officer bearer's post, namely President-elect, Honorary Secretary or Honorary Treasurer during one election. There shall be a separate nomination paper for each candidate and for each post. These nominations must reach the Honorary Secretary not later than the 15th June.

b.

The Honorary Secretary shall inform the contesting candidates, names of all the nominations received for their seats and if any candidate wishes to withdraw his/her nomination, he/she shall do so by informing the Secretary in writing on or before the 30th June.

c.

If the number of nominations for each category exceeds the seats on the Governing Body, by the 20th of July, the Honorary Secretary shall send by post under certificate of posting the Ballot papers to the members. The Ballot papers shall bear the signatures of the Honorary Secretary and one of the scrutinizers.

d.

All the Ballot papers duly filled in shall be returned to the Secretary so as to reach him by the 30th August.

e.

If the deadline for any of these procedures falls on a Sunday or a bank holiday, delivery by post on the working day shall be considered as the deadline.

f.

These ballot papers shall be scrutinized and the results declared at the meeting of the Governing Body, which shall be held ordinarily not later than the 30th of September.

g.

No person shall be capable of being proposed as an officer bearer of The Society unless he/she is a Life Member or an Ordinary Member. If he/she ceases to be such member at any time, between the date of his nomination and the date fixed for the election his/her name shall not be submitted for election. In case of a vacancy arising out of an uncontested election, the same will be filled in at the next Annual General Body Meeting after inviting nominations in advance duly proposed and seconded by 30th November.

2.

The office bearers shall hold the office after annual general body meeting and will continue till the expiry of their respective terms.

3.

The Governing Body is empowered to form a Nominating Committee from amongst the membership of the society. This Nominating Committee will be responsible to present a slate of candidates for positions on the governing body.

Amendments

1.

The nominee along with a fee of Rs.100/- shall duly forward the nomination form for individual independent members and Rs.500/- for corporate/industry nomination. The fee is to be remitted through a demand draft only.