PM Modi Files Nomination: Who is this person? In front of whom the PM stood. Lok Sabha Election 2024 | Varanasi
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00:00 The Lok Sabha elections in India have ended with four stages.
00:05 In the coming days, there will be a three-phase voting.
00:08 On Tuesday, PM Modi entered his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.
00:13 The PM's nomination was like a grand ceremony,
00:16 in which the great leaders of BJP and NDA gathered in Varanasi.
00:21 But did you notice that while entering the nomination letter,
00:25 PM Modi was standing, but the returning officer was sitting on the chair.
00:30 Everyone is wondering who is this official in front of whom the PM was standing.
00:35 Although not only PM Modi, but any candidate, the returning officer is always sitting.
00:41 Actually, this is a protocol.
00:43 No matter how big a leader comes to nominate,
00:46 the returning officer cannot stand in his honor.
00:50 The official to whom PM Modi handed his nomination letter in Varanasi,
00:55 is none other than Varanasi's DM S Rajlingam.
00:59 IS officer S Rajlingam is currently appointed as Varanasi's DM district officer.
01:05 In November 2022, Rajlingam was appointed as Varanasi's DM.
01:09 Before that, he was working as the DM of the district of Kusinagar in UP.
01:13 During the elections, the district collector is considered the chief spokesperson.
01:19 S Rajlingam is the IS officer of the year 2009 batch.
01:23 If we talk about his studies, he has done chemical engineering.
01:27 Rajlingam has also served as a collector in Sultanpur,
01:30 has served as the special secretary of the Basic Education Department of Ayodhya.
01:37 And he was appointed as Varanasi's DM right before the Kashi Tamil Samagam.
01:43 Under Article 21 and 22 of the Public Representative Act, the Election Commission appoints a returning officer and an assistant returning officer to each seat.
01:52 The returning officer is the official on whom the candidate who wins after the result of issuing the gadget notification is responsible for issuing the certificate.
02:02 Usually, all returning officers are collector or administrator.
02:06 The returning officer is the one who allots the election certificates to the candidates who are taking the elections and publishes their affidavits.
02:13 For voting, the candidate prepares the EVM and VVPAT, counts the votes and announces the results.
02:20 In total, he is the returning officer with whom the election commission can conduct the elections well.
02:26 And he is appointed for 3 years.
02:29 The Lok Sabha elections will be held in 7 stages in 2024.
02:36 The first voting for the Lok Sabha elections was held on 19th April.
02:41 The 7th voting will be held on 1st June.
02:43 And the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat will be announced on 1st June in the 7th stage.
02:48 And the results of the Lok Sabha elections will be announced on 4th June.
02:51 Since the PM entered the election, the question has been raised that who is the official who was sitting in front of the Prime Minister.
03:00 We have told you that the returning officer was sitting on the chair when he entered the election.
03:07 And it is not that he is sitting in front of PM Modi.
03:10 But any candidate is sitting as a returning officer because this is a protocol.
03:15 So no matter how big a politician comes in the election, the returning officer does not stand in his honor.
03:22 And he is the Varanasi DM S. Rajlingam.
03:26 He is an IAS officer who is currently appointed as the Varanasi DM.
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