Draft Modalities for Holding Secret Ballot Elections
NORMS OF RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNION/(S) AND TENURE:-
(a) TUs securing 30% or more of the number of ‘Total Electorate’ of Zonal Railway shall be considered for recognition.
Note: ‘Total Electorate’ means total number of Railway Servants eligible to vote in a Zonal Railway, as published in Final Voters’ list.
(b) In case only one TU secures 30% or more of ‘Total Electorate’ and some other TU [securing next maximum number of votes (i.e. runner-up) of the ‘Total Electorate’] secures 35% or more of the “Total Valid Votes Polled” (i.e. TVVP), both TUs shall be considered for recognition.
Note: In case there are two runners-up securing equal number of TVVP (while also securing 35% or more of TVVP), only one of the two runners-up TUs shall be considered for recognition (apart from the winner securing 30% or more of the Total Electorate) on the basis of draw of lots.
(c) In case situations as stipulated in preceding sub-sections (a) and (b) do not arise, two TUs securing 35% or more of the TVVP shall be considered for recognition.
(d) In case situations as stipulated in preceding sub-sections (a), (b) and (c) do not arise, the TU securing maximum number of TVVP shall be considered for recognition provided it secures 20% or more of the TVVP.
Note: Under this sub-section, only one TU shall be considered for recognition. However, in case two or more TUs secure equal number of valid votes polled, only one TU shall be considered for recognition on the basis of draw of lots.
(e) If no TU secures at least 20% of TVVP, none of the TUs shall be considered for recognition.
(f) Recognition of TU shall normally be valid for six years from the date of grant of recognition by the General Manager. Secret Ballot election for the purpose shall normally be held every six years.