Consider the following statements.

1) The Returning Officer of a parliamentary or assembly constituency is responsible for the conduct of elections in the parliamentary or assembly constituency.

2)  The Election Commission of India nominates or designates an officer of the Government or a local authority as the Returning Officer.

3) The Returning Officer is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for a parliamentary or assembly constituency.

Select the Solution using the codes below.

S1 and 2: No more information is required.

Statement 3: The Electoral Registration officer is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for a parliamentary / assembly constituency. The Presiding Officer with the assistance of polling officers conducts the poll at a polling station. The Election Commission of India, in consultation with the State / UT Government, appoints an Officer of the Government or the Local Authorities as the Electoral Registration Officer. It also nominates officers of Government as Observers (General Observers and Election Expenditure Observers)

By: Parvesh Mehta