If a candidate expired before polling in Panchayat election, then what shall be happened? i. Polling shall be postponed. ii. Polling shall not be postponed. iii. If remained only one candidate, then polling will be postponed. iv. If remained more than one, then polling will not be postponed.

If a candidate expired before polling in Panchayat election, then what shall be happened? i. Polling shall be postponed. ii. Polling shall not be postponed. iii. If remained only one candidate, then polling will be postponed. iv. If remained more than one, then polling will not be postponed. Correct Answer ii, iv

DEATH OF A CANDIDATE BEFORE POLL
  • If a candidate whose nomination has been found valid on scrutiny and who has not withdrawn his candidature dies and a report of his death is received before the publication of the list of contesting candidate or if a contesting candidate dies and a report of his/her death is received before the commencement of the poll, the Returning Officer shall, upon being satisfied of the fact of the death of the candidate, countermand the poll and report the fact to the State Government, the State.
  • Election Commission and also to the District Election Officer concerned and all proceedings with reference to the election shall be commenced a new in all respects as if for a new election:
  • Provided that no further nomination shall be necessary in the case of person who was a contesting candidate at the time of the countermanding of the poll:
  • No person who has been given a notice of withdrawal of his candidature under Rule 14 before the countermanding of the poll shall be ineligible for being nominated as a candidate for such an election after such countermanding.

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The following are the criteria set by a Retail outlet for the selection of candidates for the post of Store In charge in a reputed mall. 1. The candidate must be a graduate in any stream with minimum of 50% marks. 2. The candidate must have Minimum of 5 years of Sales experience in Retail. 3. The age of the candidate should not be less than 25 years and more than 34 years as on 1st October, 2019. (a) If a candidate satisfies all the criteria except 2 as given above but has an MBA degree and has minimum of 2 years of work experience in sales, she/he must be sent to the General Manager, Recruitment for further interview. (b) If a candidate satisfies all the criteria except 3, but has more than 5 years experience as a Group Manager and above in Sales managing a team of sales executives, then she/he must be sent to the Regional Manager, Sales & Marketing, for further interview Based on the above criteria and conditions, analyze and decide which of the following course of action should be taken for the candidate whose description is provided below. Please note that you are not to assume anything other than the given information. Sujoy is a graduate with 55% marks and MBA through Correspondence. He was born on Sept 20, 1990. He has 1 year of work experience as a sales executive and 2 years of experience as a Group Manager, Sales. On the basis of the information as given above, which of the following decisions would be appropriate