ICAI notifies dates of next elections for 26th Central Council and 25th Regional Councils to be held in December 2024
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has notified the dates relating to the next elections of members to its Twenty Sixth Central Council and Twenty Fifth Regional Councils.
The notifications issued specifies dates for various stages of election process, number of persons to be elected, amount of fee and security deposit to be paid for candidature, timing of polling booth etc.
The dates for election of Central Council are as under:
| Sr. No. | Stages of election | Dates fixed |
| 1. | The last date and time for receipt of Nominations | 25.09.2024 6:00 PM |
| 2. |
(i) Date(s) and place of scrutiny of Nominations; and (ii) Last date for scrutiny of nominations |
01.10.2024 to 10.10.2024 (New Delhi) |
| 3. | The last date and time for withdrawal of nominations | 21.10.2024 , 6:00 PM |
| 4. |
The date or dates of polling for – (i) Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad (MH), Bengaluru, Bhayandar, Bhilwara, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chinchwad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi/New Delhi, Dombivali, Faridabad, Ghaziabad (including Indirapuram, Sahibabad and Vaishali), Guntur, Gurugram, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Howrah, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mira Road, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Surat, Thane, Udaipur, Vadodara, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam (ii) other cities/town All polling booths will remain open from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. on the respective date(s) |
06.12.204 & 07.12.2024
07.12.2024 |
| 5. |
The last date for receipt of applications for permission to Vote by Post under Rule 28 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 |
04.10.2024 |
| 6. |
The last date and time for receipt by post of ballot papers back from Voters |
13.12.2024 ; 05:00 PM |
| 7. |
Dates of counting of votes |
19.12.2024 to 03.01.2025 |
| 8. |
The date of declaration of Results |
Latest by 06.01.2025 |
Election to ICAI Central / Regional Council Election 2024
Nomination of Candidates who desire to stand for election to its Twenty Sixth Council, to be held in December, 2024 should be forwarded in the manner specified in rule 9 of the said Rules (details of which will be found printed in the Nomination Form also) addressed to CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra, Returning Officer and Secretary to the Council (by name), at ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 so as to reach him not later than 6.00 P.M. on 25.09.2024.
The nomination shall be in the Form approved by the Council of the Institute under sub-rule (3) and in the manner specified in rule 9 of the said Rules. While filing the Nominations, Candidates should keep in mind the provisions of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006, particularly those contained in rules 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the said Rules. The Nomination Forms can be had from the Office of the Institute at ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi-110002 as well as from the Regional Offices at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Kanpur and major Branches at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Ernakulam (Kochi), Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Surat, Thane and Vadodara w.e.f. 3rd September, 2024. The Nomination Forms will however be accepted by the Returning Officer and Secretary to the Council at ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 only, effective from the said date.
The number of persons to be elected from each Regional Constituency is as under:
| Sr. No. | Regional Constituency | No. of persons to be elected |
| 1. |
Western India Regional Constituency |
11 |
| 2. |
Southern India Regional Constituency |
07 |
| 3. |
Eastern India Regional Constituency |
02 |
| 4. |
Central India Regional Constituency |
06 |
| 5. |
Northern India Regional Constituency |
06 |
The number of persons to be elected to each Regional Council are as under:
| Sr. No. | Name of Regional Council | No. of persons to be elected |
| 1. | Western India Regional Council | 21 |
| 2. | Southern India Regional Council | 14 |
| 3. | Eastern India Regional Council | 05 |
| 4. | Central India Regional Council | 12 |
| 5. | Northern India Regional Council | 12 |
The fee and security deposit to be paid is as under:
| Central Council | Regional Council | |
| Amount of fee irrespective of the number of nominations that may be filed | Rs. 25000/- | Rs. 12500/- |
| Amount of security deposit to be forfeited in case candidate fails to secure not less than 2% of the original votes | Rs. 20000/- | Rs. 10000/- |
The fee of election and security deposit required to be paid must be by way of demand draft drawn in favour of the Secretary, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, payable at New Delhi.
The following Panel has been made for enforcement of the Election Code of Conduct issued by the Returning Officer:
1. CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra
Returning Officer and Secretary,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002
2. Shri Tharvinder Singh
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi -110 001
3. Shri Shailendra Mohan Pathak,
Under Secretary
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi -110 001
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