13A. Chief electoral officers.—(1) There shall be for each State a chief electoral officer who
shall be such officer of Government as the Election Commission may, in consultation with that
Government, designate or nominate in this behalf.
(2) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission, the
chief electoral officer shall supervise the preparation, revision and correction of all electoral rolls in
the State under this Act.
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[13AA. District election officers.—(1) For each district in a State, 6***, the Election
Commission shall, in consultation with the Government of the State, designate or nominate a district
election officer who shall be an officer of Government:
Provided that the Election Commission may designate or nominate more than one such officer
for a district if the Election Commission is satisfied that the functions of the office cannot be
performed satisfactorily by one officer.
(2) Where more than one district election officer are designated or nominated for a district
under the proviso to sub-section (1), the Election Commission shall in the order designating or
nominating the district election officers also specify the area in respect of which each such officer
shall exercise jurisdiction.
(3) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the chief electoral officer, the district
election officer shall coordinate and supervise all work in the district or in the area within his
jurisdiction in connection with the preparation and revision of the electoral rolls for all
parliamentary, assembly and council constituencies within the district.
(4) The district election officer shall also perform such other functions as may be entrusted
to him by the Election Commission and the chief electoral officer.]
13B. Electoral registration officers.—(1) The electoral roll 7
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[for each parliamentary
constituency in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a Union territory not having a Legislative
Assembly], each assembly constituency and each Council constituency] shall be prepared and
revised by an electoral registration officer who shall be such officer of Government or of a local
authority as the Election Commission may, in consultation with the Government of the State in
which the constituency is situated, designate or nominate in this behalf.
(2) An electoral registration officer may, subject to any prescribed restrictions, employ such
persons as he thinks fit for the preparation and revision of the electoral roll for the constituency.
1. Ins. by Act 20 of 1960, s. 2 (w.e.f. 8-5-1960).
2. Sub-sections (1) and (2) omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
3. The words and figures “section 6, section 9,” omitted by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
4. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
5. Ins. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 5 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
6. The words “other than a Union territory,” omitted by Act 2 of 2004, s. 2 (w.e.f. 29-10-2003).
7. Subs. by Act 103 of 1956, s. 65, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-1-1957).
8. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f.14-12-1966).
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13C. Assistant electoral registration officers.—(1) The Election Commission may appoint
one or more persons as assistant electoral registration officers to assist any electoral registration
officer in the performance of his functions.
(2) Every assistant electoral registration officer shall, subject to the control of the electoral
registration officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the electoral
registration officer.
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[13CC. Chief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, etc., deemed to be on
deputation to Election Commission.—The officers referred to in this Part and any other officer
or staff employed in connection with the preparation, revision and correction of the electoral rolls
for, and the conduct of, all elections shall be deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission
for the period during which they are so employed and such officers and staff shall, during that
period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission.]