NEW DELHI,(PTI): The next presidential election to choose a successor to R.Venkataraman will be held on July 13, the election commission announced on May 29.
Announcing the election program, a commission press note said its notification calling the election will be issued on June 10 and the last date for making nominations will be June 24.
Scrutiny of nominations will be done on June 25 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures on June 27, the note said.
The commission’s announcement of the program to elect the ninth president of India comes even as parties are yet to decide on the candidates.
While the Ruling Party is credited with the view that the next incumbent to the highest office should be elected on the basis of a consensus, a section of the Janata Dal is in favor of the post going to someone from the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes.
The left parties are reportedly in favor of a person with a secular image and would not like caste to be the sole criterion in the election.
Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha Sudarshan Aggarwal is being appointed returning officer for the election.
Two officials of the Rajya Sabha secretariat will be Assistant Returning Officers (ARO in the capital and secretaries of the legislative assemblies of 25 states will be across in the state capitals.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 12, 1992
