ARO appointed for Prez poll
Puducherry, June 6 (UNI) Puducherry Assembly Secretary M Sivaprakasam has been appointed Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) here for the Presidential election.
Mr Sivaprakasam told newspersons here today the territorial administration had received communication in this regard from the Election Commission.
The strength of the Puducherry Assemby was 33 with 30 elected and three nominated members. However, only the elected members were eligible to vote.
This is the third time the legislators in Puducherry were exercising their franchise after the Constitution was amended in 1992 accommodating the MLAs from the Union Tterritory into the electoral college for Presidential elections.
The election, if necessary, would be held in the committee room of the Assembly, he added.
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