Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced an option for members to request re-allotment of their polling booths for the upcoming elections to the Council and Regional Council, scheduled for December 6-7, 2024. Eligible voters, as listed on April 1, 2024, can choose to vote in the same or a different city within their regional constituency (Rule 5) or in a city outside their constituency (Rule 6(2)). Members can check their allotted polling booths online. Requests for changes must be submitted by November 14, 2024, for outside constituency polling and by November 21, 2024, for changes within the same constituency. The re-allotment allows members to vote at more convenient locations while retaining their original regional constituency status. However, once a change is made, it cannot be reverted. The ICAI aims to accommodate requests for centrally located polling booths, though this is not guaranteed. Members are advised to make their selections carefully, ensuring they are certain about their choice before submitting their requests.
Election Cell
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
25th October 2024Announcement
OPTION TO GET POLLING BOOTH RE-ALLOTED
(i) For polling in same/different city in Voters own Regional Constituency (Rule 5)
OR
(ii) For polling beyond voter’s regional constituency (Outside Regional Constituency [Rule 6(2)]
Each member of the Institute whose name is borne in the List of Voters as on 1st April 2024 is entitled to cast his vote in the ensuing election to the Council of the Institute and Regional Council concerned to be held on 6th and 7th December 2024.
The polling booth is determined according to the professional address of the member recorded with the Institute and as published in the List of Voters – 2024. A member can know his/her allotted polling booth by visiting the link https://knowyourbooth.icai.org/
The amended rules provide that the Voters, who are entitled to vote by poll shall have the option to choose for a polling booth in the same/different city within the same constituency (Rule 5) or to a polling in another city outside voter’s own regional constituency [Rule 6(2)] due to change in his/her professional address published in the List of Voters or expected to be away from his/her professional address on the day of polling.
Online filing of request form for change of polling booth in the same constituency (Rule 5) or in a city beyond voter’s own constituency [Rule 6(2)] has been made operational. Please click https://changebooth.icai.org/ for submitting the request form as early as possible but latest by 14th November 2024 if the desired change is to a polling in a city beyond voter’s own Regional Constituency and 21st November 2024 if the desired change is to a different polling booth in the same city/different city within voter’s own Regional Constituency.
However, it is clarified that the Voter is merely being given an opportunity to cast his/her Vote to a more convenient polling booth and he/she shall continue to be a voter of his/her own Regional Constituency.
In other words, a Voter of Northern Region is allotted polling booth in New Delhi and opts for polling say at Mumbai, his/her polling booth will be re-allotted in Mumbai city, but he/she shall be given the ballot papers of 26th Council from Northern India Regional Constituency and 25th Northern India Regional Council at the polling booth in Mumbai city.
Every effort will be made to re-allot the centrally located polling booth in a place/city, However, the same cannot be assured due to various exigencies involved in the elections process.
| Please Note – Once a change in polling booth(s) is made as per Rule 5 and Rule 6(2), it cannot be reverted or changed to another booth or city. Therefore, you are requested to exercise this option carefully and only if you are certain. |
Last date for filling online request:
| 14th November 2024 | Polling in a different city outside Voter’s own Regional Constituency [Rule 6 (2] |
| 21st November 2024 | Polling booth located within same Regional Constituency (Rule 5) |
CA (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra
Returning Officer and Secretary
Nothing is mentioned about how voter can know that his request for change of polling booth has been accepted and conveyed to the new booth