- The District Panchayat Election Officer shall, subject to the direction and control of the Commission, appoint, from amongst the officers of the State Government, as many Assistant Panchayat Electoral Registration Officers as may be necessary for each sub-division of a district or any administrative division thereof. Every Assistant Panchayat Electoral Registration Officer shall, subject to the direction and control of the Panchayat Electoral Registration Officer, be competent to exercise all or any of the powers and functions of the Panchayat Electoral Registration Officer as may be prescribed.
