circular
FIFTH PARTY ELECTIONS- 1973
Bombay · 1973
5 pages
Summary
This five-page Swatantra Party circular, dated 15 October 1973, sets out the procedures and timetable for the party’s fifth internal elections. It establishes deadlines for completing elections at primary-unit, district, state, and national levels: 15 November 1973 for primary and district units, 30 November for state bodies, and 31 December for national office-bearers and the National Executive. Because Bombay and Maharashtra had been merged into a single state unit, the circular specifies that their party elections would be conducted jointly.
The circular defines eligibility for voting and candidacy, including valid membership registered by 30 September 1973 and the status of life workers and life members. It provides district-by-district tables showing primary-unit strength and the number of representatives to be elected, explains proportional representation rules, lists returning officers, and supplies an election programme for units across Bombay and Maharashtra. The final page is an attached nomination form for candidates seeking membership of primary, district, state, or general councils. The document is signed by P. C. Cama as General Secretary; no author byline is printed.
Key points
- The circular announces the Swatantra Party’s fifth internal elections in 1973.
- It sets staged deadlines for primary-unit, district, state, and national elections.
- Bombay and Maharashtra are treated as one state unit following their merger.
- Eligibility depends on valid membership and inclusion on the relevant party electoral roll.
- Representation is allocated through district tables listing committee sizes and elected representatives.
- Primary units require at least 50 members drawn from at least one-third of polling stations and may elect between 7 and 11 committee members.
- Returning officers, election venues, dates, and times are listed for units across the state.
- An attached nomination paper requires proposer, seconder, candidate consent, signatures, card numbers, and dates.
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