Section 24 in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003
24. Assistant Panchayat Returning Officer.
- 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 Returning Officers as may be necessary, for one or more Zilla Parishad or Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad constituencies within a sub-division of a district and for one or more Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat constituencies within a Block. Every Assistant Panchayat Returning Officer shall, subject to the direction and control of the Panchayat Returning Officer, exercise all or any of the powers and perform all or any of the functions of the Panchayat Returning Officer, as may be prescribed.
