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What (who) is returning officer - definition

TYPE OF ELECTION OFFICER
Acting Returning Officer; Returning Officer

returning officer         
(returning officers)
In Britain, the returning officer for a particular town or district is an official who is responsible for arranging an election and who formally announces the result.
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Returning officer         
In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.
returning officer         
¦ noun Brit. the official in each constituency or electorate who conducts an election and announces the result.

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Returning officer

In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.

Examples of use of returning officer
1. Rajya Sabha Secretary General Yogendra Narain is the Returning Officer for the Vice Presidential election.
2. The returning officer reserved his verdict over objections against Sharif’s nomination from NA–123, Lahore.
3. The returning officer did an outstanding job in running the election."
4. But the elections were held without the Returning Officer deleting Helen‘s name.
5. His election was announced by the returning officer for the poll Subhas Srivastava.