Election Schedule

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KATI /50-N/2024

July 15, 2024

Annual Election of Korangi Association of Trade& Industry for the years 2024-26

Members are notified that the Annual Elections for the years 2024-26 will be held for the eighteen (18) following seats on the time and date mentioned against each, at (Late) Haji Moosa D. Desai Hall, First Floor, S.M. Muneer, Aiwan-e-Sanat-o-Tijarat, Plot No.ST-4/2, Sector 23, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi.

A

Sixteen vacant seats (16) of Executive Committee.

(General body will elect the members of Executive Committee)

19th September, 2024 (Thursday)
9 am to 5 pm

B

Two vacant seats (2) for women entrepreneur of Executive Committee.

(The Executive Committee will elect the women entrepreneur)

25th September, 2024 (Wednesday)
3 pm to 4 pm

C

Office bearers i.e. one President, one Senior Vice President and one Vice President (at the time of announcement of election schedule, if the general body comprises at least 50% members from Associate Class then there shall be rotation of office of President between Corporate and Associate members, in case of rotation President and Senior Vice President will not be from the same class, however at least Vice President shall be from the class other than that of the President).

(The Executive Committee will elect the office bearers

25th September, 2024 (Wednesday)
4:05 pm to 5 pm

As per letter No: 8(1)/2007-TO dated 14th December, 2023 one time exemption was granted to retiring Executive Committee members of Trade Organizations to hold office till September. 2024. Therefore all the EC members elected in 2021 and 2022 will be retired on 30th September, 2024 and will not be eligible to contest elections for 2024-2026.

  1. Voting Rights

Those who have completed two years standing as Members on or before the date of announcement of Election Schedule by the Executive Committee and have renewed their Membership by March 31, 2024 will be entitled to cast vote. Further the members whose membership have been discontinued due to non-payment of subscription dues shall be eligible to vote on completion of one year of their re-enrolment and payment of dues on or before the date of announcement of Election Schedule by the Executive Committee. The right to vote shall be allowed only to the Proprietor, Partner, or the Director of the Member firm or company or a person not below the rank of General Manager authorized by the Board of Directors of the Public Limited Company or a Multinational Company as the case may be provided his name has already been registered with KATI and his name appears in the list of voters.      

  1. Voter Lists

The voter list is divided in two categories, 1-Corporate Member 2-Associate Member on basis of information provided by members. The Executive Committee will be formed on the basis of following rules and nominations should be forwarded accordingly.

  1. At least fifty percent of the members of Executive Committee shall be from the Corporate Class.
  2. The Electoral College for each class of members of Executive Committee shall be the members of General Body from the respective class.

 

Election Procedure

Sr.No.

Event

Date

1

Election Commencement/ display of election schedule on website/notice board/submission to regulator

15th  July, 2024 (Monday)

2

Change of name of Authorized Representative

20th  July, 2024 (Saturday)

3

Issuance of provisional list of voters/ website/notice board

23h  July, 2024 (Tuesday)

4

Filling of objections to the entries of provisional list of voters

31th July, 2024 (Wednesday)

5

Intimation of action on objections

2nd August, 2024 (Friday)

6

Representation to the Election Commission against the action of the Secretary General

6th  August, 2024 (Tuesday)

7

 Decision of the Election Commission

8th  August, 2024 (Thursday)

8

Appeal to Regulator  against the decision of Election Commission

12th  August, 2024 (Monday)

9

Decision of the Regulator

24nd August, 2024 (Saturday)

10

Final list of voters/ display website/notice board/submission to regulator

26rd August, 2024 (Monday)

11

Issuance & submission of nomination papers for Executive Committee

27th to 30th August, 2024

12

Issuance of list of voters to the contesting candidates

31th August, 2024 (Saturday)

13

Scrutiny of papers by the Election Commission and Issuance of list of candidates

31th August, 2024 (Saturday)

14

Objections to the nominations

2nd  September  2024 (Monday)

15

Decision of the Election Commission

4th  September , 2024 (Wednesday)

16

Appeal to Regulator  against the decision of Election Commission

6th  September, 2024 (Friday)

17

Decision of the Regulator

14h September, 2024 (Saturday)

18

Issuance of final list of candidates

17th September, 2024 (Tuesday)

19

Polling for election of members for the Executive Committee

19th September, 2024 (Thursday)
9 am to 5 pm

20

Issuance & submission of nomination papers for office bearers

21st September, 2024 (Saturday)

21

Issuance & submission of nomination papers for the women entrepreneur

21st September, 2024 (Saturday)

22

Scrutiny of nomination papers by Election Commission and display final list of office bearers and women seats

23rd  September, 2024 (Monday)

23

Issuance of final list of candidates for office bearers and women entrepreneur.

23rd  September, 2024 (Monday)

24

The polling for election for women entrepreneur seat

25th September, 2024 (Wednesday)
3 pm to 4 pm

25

The polling for election of office bearers

25th September, 2024 (Wednesday)
4:05 pm to 5 pm

26

Announcement of final results of Executive Committee and office bearers and Annual General Meeting

28th September, 2024 (Saturday)

27

Display of election results on the notice board and website

30th September, 2024 (Monday)

28

Submission of election results to regulator

30th September, 2024 (Monday)

 

Nihal Akhtar,
Secretary General.