President Elect Notification – 2025-26

Dear DNA Members,

As per the constitution of our association, it is time for election for the Post of President Elect of the association.

I on the behalf of the executive committee of the DNA, notify the beginning of process of elections of the DNA for the Post of President Elect for the year of 2025-2026.

Nomination is invited for the following post is invited:

SL. No.	Name of Post	Number of Post
1.	President Elect	One

Completed nomination should reach the returning officer, Dr. S. S. Kale, by 31st October 2024 at the following address:

Dr. S. S. Kale  
Returning Officer
Professor & Head
Department of Neurosurgery
Room No. 720, C. N Centre
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi – 110029

31^st October 2024 Last date of receiving nomination by returning officer 

15^th November 2024 Candidates to be informed & withdrawals, if any, invited 

30^th November 2024 Last date for withdrawal of candidature.

30^th December 2024 Dispatch of ballot papers by UPC/ Speed Post by returning officer. 

31^st January 2025 Last date for receipt of ballot papers by returning officer.  

I draw your attention to few provisions of the constitution of our association.

6.1. Election by postal ballot: Canvassing or soliciting votes or casting on other candidates would debar from election. President elect (Vice President) DNA will be the returning officer for the election.

6.2 Procedure of election: Each ballot shall have a number and will be signed by the returning officer i.e. President elect (Vice President) and the President. 

The ballot to be placed in enveloped containing marked A to be put in another envelope B.  The out envelope should bear the signatures and DNA membership number of the member.

For preliminary information, I reproduce the clause 9, of the DNA constitution,  

9.1 Eligibility

1. Only life members can contest for any post.
2. For the post of Secretary, Treasurer: one should have been a life member of the Association for a continuous period of at least 3 years.
3. For the post of President electa contestant should have been an active life member for a continuous period of 5 years and with a continuous standing in the respective specialty field of not less than a period of 20 years.                                    

9.2    

1. No Members of E.C. can be elected charge of office of any Post of the

Association with completing the term of existing post.

2. No member is eligible to contest for more than one post in the same

Election.

9.3.    The President elect shall automatically become President in the following

 year. There shall be no election for the post of President.

9.4.    In the event of resignation, demise or insanity of a officer of the

Association, the E.C. is empowered to nominate one of its existing members to the post vacated till the following election.

9.5     Elections shall be held by postal ballot, prior to the annual conference.

9.6    The executive committee shall have the right to change the logistics of

the election process in the face of exigencies or introduce byelaws for other modes of voting like electronic voting from floor and any other mode as & when required.

And as per Amendments approved in its general body meeting held on 6th February 2010

1. No person who is not as a member of EC for one term can be eligible for any officer post of the society.

EC meeting during the annual conference the returning officer & two other members of EC to be nominated by President DNA to count votes and result will announced in the GBM.

I request all the members to participate in our association’s election. This entire information is being uploaded on the website (www.dnadelhi.in) in the interest to save paper. However ballot papers will be printed.

I am available for any clarifications.

Sincerely,