¹[21. Returning officers.—For every constituency, for every election to fill a seat or seats in the Council of States and for every election by the members of the Legislative Assembly of a State to fill a seat or seats in the Legislative Council of the State, the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the Government of the State, designate or nominate a returning officer who shall be ²[an officer of Government or of a local authority:]

Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the Election Commission from designating or nominating the same person to be the returning officer for more than one constituency].

1. Subs. by Act 27 of 1956, s. 9, for section 21 (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
2. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 23, for "an officer of Government " (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).