3.2. Officers

The RPA, 1950 also lists the administrative machinery required to prepare, correct and update electoral rolls for free and fair elections in the country. As such, it provides for the following officers required to be appointed:

3.2.1. Chief electoral officers

There shall be a chief electoral officer, for each state, who shall be designated or nominated by the Election Commission, in consultation with that Government. He shall supervise the preparation, revision and correction of all electoral rolls in the State under superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission.

3.2.2. District election officers

For each district in a State, the Election Commission shall designate or nominate one or more district election officers, in consultation with the Government of the State. The district election officer shall coordinate and supervise all work in the district or in the area within his jurisdiction in connection with the preparation and revision of the electoral rolls for all parliamentary, assembly and council constituencies within the district and such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Election Commission and the chief electoral officer.

3.2.3. Electoral registration officers

The Election Commission shall designate or nominate Electoral Registration Officers for each parliamentary, assembly and Council constituency, in consultation with the Government of the State in which the constituency is situated. He is entrusted with the preparation and revision of electoral rolls for each such constituency.