Election Officer vitiates election process

Read my two letters written to Election Officer:

To, 26 April 2011

Dr V P Aggarwal
Election Officer, PARWA EC Election 2011
Pragati Apartments, New Delhi – 110063

Dear Sir,

Through this letter I wish to bring to your notice some disturbing developments in the process of Election of PARWA EC for the term 2011- 2012.

1. As per PARWA Bye-Law 8.4, the EC or GB will appoint an Election Officer from apartment owners. Further, the Election Officer can take help of any of the GB members/s for conducting the election. The circular issued by you on 10.04.11 has been signed as Chief Election Officer. I am of the view that the designation as given in PARWA Bye-Laws should have been used. A different designation may be termed as violation of the relevant Bye-Laws.
2. Copy of the above circular has been marked to the President and General Secretary of PARWA to display duly signed and certified list of eligible members of PARWA by 20th April 2011. This list has not been displayed so far.
3. You have taken help of Shri S P Suri and Shri T D Soni for conducting the election. While this is in accordance with provisions of Bye-Laws, designating them as Election Officer is in violation of Bye-Laws as Bye-Laws do not permit a multi-member body to conduct election. Also these residents do not have any official role in the election process and can not sign any official papers.
4. A resident, who has submitted his nomination paper, has informed me that when he went to your office on 24.04.11 at 0745 PM, he found number of people sitting with you in a meeting and also a party was on. Notable amongst them are Mr Chadha and Mr Malik, outgoing President and General Secretary of PARWA. This is clearly illegal and unethical.
5. The time slot of 0700 – 0800 PM has been reserved by you for receiving nomination papers. Allowing other contestants and their supporters to sit with you during this period and having a meeting with them puts a big question mark on the impartiality of election process. Election Officer is an independent functionary and such interactions with outgoing President and General Secretary will naturally be viewed with suspicion that you are siding with them and disclosing the names of other contestants to them for possible exploitation an vitiating the election process..

I will request you to take necessary action on the above points to ensure that election process remains totally impartial. I also request you to offer your comments on above points.

(S C Gupta)
Member of PARWA GB
Flat No. 315, Mob - 9810073862

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To, 27 April 2011

Dr V P Aggarwal
Election Officer, PARWA EC Election 2011
Pragati Apartments, New Delhi – 110063

Dear Sir,

In accordance with your circular dated 10.04.2011, I have submitted my nomination for the post of President in PARWA EC on 24.04.2011. On 26.04.2011, you have issued a circular after 0800 PM containing the list of names of candidates whose nominations have been accepted by you. I was surprised that the list did not contain my name.

If my nomination has not been accepted by you then it should have been mentioned in the circular along with the reasons for not accepting the nomination. You have also not informed me about this in any separate communication to me. Please inform me without any more delay the reasons for rejecting my nomination along with copies of any documents based on which you have taken the decision to reject my nomination.

My letter dated 26.04.2011 delivered to you in the morning has not been replied by you so far. I had expressed my doubts on the impartiality of election process being conducted by you. As per your circular dated 10.04.2011, list of eligible members to contest and vote was to be displayed by 20.04.2011 but has not been displayed so far. You have not ensured display of the list by outgoing President of PARWA by 20.04.2011. You have failed in your duty to conduct the election in a fair and just manner.

With above rejection of my nomination, I am convinced that you have conspired with outgoing President of PARWA to elect him unopposed by rejecting my nomination.

I will request you to immediately reply my two letters.

(S C Gupta)
Member of PARWA GB
Contestant for the post of President
Flat No. 315, Mob - 9810073862