Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

A-Block, F-2, 1st Floor, NASC Complex, D.P.S. Marg,

Post Box # 11312, Pusa, New Delhi – 110 012.

Phone : 011-2584 3437 Email:

Dr. SANJAY SINGH

SECRETARY

Ref. No. EL/EC/ 501/2017

Dated: 09-10-2017

Dear Members,

The following office-bearers of the Executive Council (EC) of the Society will be elected for the next term 2018-2019.

1. President 2. Vice-President (Two)

3. Secretary 4. Editor 5. Treasurer

6. Councillors (6) : One each for Central, Eastern, Mid-Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Zones.

The following Election Committee has been constituted by the EC:

1.  Dr. R.K. Sharma, PS, Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi. : Returning Officer

2.  Dr. S.K. Chakraborty, Pr.Scientist, Div. of Seed Sci. & Tech., New Delhi : Member

3.  Dr.Ashok Kumar, Principal Scientist, NBPGR, New Delhi. : Member

4.  Dr Sumer pal Singh, PS, Division of Genetics, IARI. New Delhi : Member

5.  Dr Naresh Kumar, Scientist, Division of Genetics, IARI. New Delhi. : Member

Election Committee shall be provided with all necessary help and logistic support by the Society Secretariat.

The address of the Returning Officer

Dr. R.K. Sharma, Pricipal Scientist, Division of Genetics, IARI &

Returning Officer, ISG&PB Elections,

Post Box # 11312,

IARI, New Delhi 110 012.

Phone: (O) 011-25843554,

(Mob.) 9868337314, 07042224194.

E-mail:

Members are invited to send their nominations for these offices in the attached nomination form by email and/or post to the Returning Officer, so as to reach him on or before 30th October, 2017 (Monday). The election will be as per the Constitution of the Society.

Eligibility for holding of an elective office:

The life members and the annual members who have no outstanding dues to the Society for the year 2016 and the members who have paid membership fee for the year 2017 to the Society as on 5th October 2017, shall only be eligible to nominate and hold an elective office. Please find attached herewith a election schedule, nomination form and eligible member’s voter list.. The election process is to be followed as per the ISGPB constitution.

The election schedule is as follows:

Dispatch of letter for nominations with list of eligible members : 09-10-2017 (Monday)

Last date for receipt of nomination from members : 30-10-2017 (Monday)

Last date for withdrawal of nomination by the candidate : 13-11-2017 (Monday)

Collegium meeting : 21-11-2017 (Tuesday)

Last date for dispatch of ballot papers to members : 06-12-2017 (Wednesday)

Last date of receipt of ballot papers from voters : 28-12-2017 (Thursday)

Counting of votes and declaration of results : 30-12-2017 (Saturday)

The members are requested to note the above schedule so they exercise their voting rights on time.

Change of addresses:

To ensure that you receive the ballot paper in time, please inform us immediately by sending your new address in the Nomination Form provided or by an E-mail to us at or on a post card to the Secretariat’s address, if there is any change in your address.

I look forward to your active participation so that we can constitute an effective Executive Council.

With regards

Yours,

(SANJAY SINGH )

SECRETARY

·  Please note that the Election Schedule, Nomination Form and Eligible Member’s Voter List may see on the Society’s web site i.e.www.isgpb.co.in

Annexure I

Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

Nomination Paper for Elections to the Executive Council for the Term 2016-2017

Office Name Proposed

1. President ...... ……………………………………………

2. Vice-President (2) 1 ...... ……………………………………………

2 ...... ……………………………………………

3. Secretary* ...... ……………………………………………

4. Editor* ...... ……………………………………………

5. Treasurer* ...... ……………………………………………

6. Councillors for each Zone (Nominate only one Councillor that too for your own zone only)

Zones States

1. Central (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh& Rajasthan) : ......

2. Eastern (Orissa, W. Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Meghalaya : ...... Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura)

3. Mid-Eastern (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar : ...... Jharkhand)

4. Northern (J&K, H.P., Chandigarh, Punjab, : ...... Haryana & Delhi)

5. Southern (A.P., Karnataka, Kerala, T.N., : ...... Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana)

6. Western (Gujarat, Maharashtra & Goa) : ......

Certified that: (i) I have taken in writing the consent of the members being nominated by me to

seek election and accept the office for which proposed, if elected.

(ii) I am an active member of the Society, having paid all my dues up to year 2014

Name (in block letters) ...... ………………………………………… Signature………………......

Address ...... …………………………………………………………………………………….

...... ………………………………………………………………………………………………

City ……………………………...... Pin …………………… Zone …………………………

Email: ...... ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Ph. (with STD Code) ...... …………...... (O) ...... ………...... (R) ...……………...... (M)

*Secretary, Editor & Treasurer must be from Delhi only

Please return the form to Dr. S.R. Bhat, Professor, NRC on Plant Biotechnology

and Returning Officer, ISG&PB Election, Post Box # 11312, IARI, New Delhi – 110 012, Email: so as to reach him on or before 12th October, 2015