- All office bearers and members of the EC shall be elected on the day of the general body meeting.
- The term of the office bearers and members of EC shall be of one year.
- Any valid member of association who has completed 2 years as member shall be eligible to contest election for the post of executive committee member.
- For the post of the president,the candidate should be EC member for minimum five years or should have worked as secretary or as office bearers (vice president/treasurer/joint secretary)with 2 years as EC member.
- For the post of secretary, the candidate should have worked as executive member for 3 years or should have worked as joint secretary or treasurer.
- For the post of vice president, the candidate should have worked as EC member for three years or should have worked as secretary, joint secretary or treasurer.
- For the post of joint secretary or treasurer ,the candidate should have worked as EC member for 2 years.(if suitable candidate is not available, conditions may be relaxed for these posts).
- The election shall be held on the day of GBM before the GBM.
- All EC members should be life members of the Association of Surgeons of India (national body).
General guidelines for the elections are as follows:
- Nomination would be filled in the prescribed form as available on our website.
- Any member who is registered after the date of the notification of the election shall not be eligible to vote in that year.
- All nominations should be filled 7 days prior to the date of the election. These can be withdrawn 3 days prior to the date of the election.
- The proposer, seconder and the candidate shall not be in arrears.
- The election shall be by secret ballots.
- The election officer shall be appointed by the EC .The president elect shall be preferred over others. He/she will have two members in the election committee who are not contesting the election for any post.
- The election officer’s decision shall be final in the matters of the election.
- In case of vacancies occurring due to resignation or otherwise – The president/secretary shall be empowered in consultation with EC to fill the resultant vacancy by co-opting from its own members for the rest of the period.
