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returning officer

/rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ ɒfɪsə/noun

उच्चारण रिटर्निंग ऑफ़िस

निर्वाचन अधिकारी, रिटर्निंग ऑफ़िसर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the official in charge of an election in a particular constituency, who receives nominations, oversees the counting of votes and officially announces the result

    निर्वाचन अधिकारी, रिटर्निंग ऑफ़िसर

    • The returning officer declared her the winner by over 20,000 votes.
    • Candidates filed their nomination papers before the returning officer.
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Do not confuse the returning officer (in charge of the election in a whole constituency) and a presiding officer (in charge of voting at a single polling station).

Returning officer (पूरे निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में चुनाव का प्रभारी) और presiding officer (किसी एक मतदान केंद्र पर मतदान का प्रभारी) में भ्रमित न हों।