Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has notified the schedules / dates relating to the 2021 elections of members to its 25th Central Council and Regional Council.
Nominations of candidates who desire to stand for election to its Twenty Fifth Council, to be held in December, 2021 should be forwarded in the manner specified in rule 9 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 addressed to CA. Dr. Jai Kumar Batra, Returning Officer and Acting 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 22.9.2021.
| Sl No. | Stages of Election | Dates |
| 1 | The last date and time for receipt of nominations | 22.9.2021 –6.00 P.M |
| 2 | (i) Date(s) and place of scrutiny of Nominations; and (ii) Last date for scrutiny of nominations |
29.9.2021 to 6.10.2021 ( New Delhi ) |
| 3 | The last date and time for withdrawal of nominations | 18.10.2021 –6.00 P.M |
| 4 |
Date or dates of polling for – (i) Agra, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhayandar, Bhilwara, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chinchwad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi/New Delhi, Dombivali, Faridabad, Ghaziabad (including Indirapuram, Sahibabad and Vaishali), Gurugram, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mira Road, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Surat, Thane, Udaipur, Vadodara, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam (ii) Other cities/towns |
03 and 04.12.2021
04.12.2021 |
| 5 | 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 | 01.10.2021 |
| 6 | Last date and time for receipt by post of ballot papers back from voters | 10.12.2021 –5.00 P.M |
| 7 | Dates of Counting of Votes | 16.12.2021 to 31.12.2021 |
| 8 | Date of declaration of results | Latest by 03.1.2022 |
The number of Central Council Members to be elected from each Regional Constituency in the respective Constituency is as under:
| Western India Regional Constituency | 11 |
| Southern India Regional Constituency | 6 |
| Eastern India Regional Constituency | 3 |
| Central India Regional Constituency | 6 |
| Northern India Regional Constituency | 6 |
The number of Regional Council Members to be elected from each Regional Constituency in the respective Constituency is as under:
| Western India Regional Constituency | 21 |
| Southern India Regional Constituency | 13 |
| Eastern India Regional Constituency | 5 |
| Central India Regional Constituency | 12 |
| Northern India Regional Constituency | 13 |
The fee and security deposit to be paid is as under:
| Council | Fee | Security Deposit |
| Central Council | 25000 | 20000 |
| Regional Council | 12500 | 10000 |
The fee and security deposit required to be paid under rules 10 and 11 of the said Rules must be by way of demand draft drawn in favour of the Secretary, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, payable at New Delhi.
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