ALL INDIA SCHEDULED CASTES FEDERATION 473
- Wherever fraudulent election is reported, the Working Committee concerned may enquire into such complaints and may take such action as may be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE XXIV
The State Federation shall each year at the first meeting after the 30th June appoint by a majority of at least threefourths of its members present and voting, a State Returning Officer.
If any State Federation Committee fails to appoint a State Returning Officer as aforesaid the Central Executive Committee shall appoint a State Returning Officer.
The State Returning Officer shall conduct elections to all constituent bodies of the Federation in the State. He shall in consultation with the Executives of the State Federation and the District Federation Committees appoint District Returning Officers, Taluka Returning Officers and Village Returning Officers and such other officers for the proper conduct of elections in the State. He shall also perform such other functions allotted to him by the Central Executive Committee from time to time.
PART X
Selection of Candidates
ARTICLE XXV
The Central Executive Committee shall set up a Board consisting of the President and five other members, with the President as its Chairman for the purpose of selecting candidates for election to the Central and State Legislatures and shall frame rules in that behalf.
The Election Board shall invite Local Committees of the Federation to propose names. The Board shall prepare a list of candidates in the order based, support received by the candidates.
The Board in making its selection shall have regard to support received by the candidate. But it shall not be bound to elect the first.