Election Schedule

In compliance with the TOA/TOR-2013 and Trade Organization (amendment) Act, 2025 (Tenure of Office-Bearers to be 02 years)

Election of Members Executive Committee

Saturday

September 12, 2026

Election of Office Bearers

Monday

September 21, 2026

Annual General Meeting

Monday

September 28, 2026


1

Meeting of Executive Committee to approve Election Schedule and appoint Election Commission.

Wednesday
July 08, 2026

2

Announcement of Election Schedule and display list of Preliminary eligible voters.

Thursday
July 09, 2026

3

Within three (3) days of the announcement of the election schedule, member firms desiring to change their representative shall intimate changes regarding name of the representative to the Secretary General with necessary proof of eligibility.

Monday
July 13 2026

4

Secretary General shall display, within seven (7) days of the announcement of the election schedule, the provisional list of all members eligible to vote along with their national tax number, sales tax registration number, if applicable, the name and national identity card number of their representative. The list of eligible voters shall be displayed on the notice boards of the head office, regional office and the website.

Thursday
July 16, 2026
5

The Members who have any objection to the entries in the list of voters shall send their objections in writing to the Secretary General within seven (7) days of the issuance of the voters’ list.

Wednesday
July 22, 2026
Upto 5:00 PM

6

The Secretary General shall, within five (5) days from receipt of objections; intimate action on the objections or changes, if any.

Saturday
July 25, 2026

7

Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Secretary General may, within three (3) days of receipt of the decision, make a representation to the Election Commission which shall decide the representation within three (3) days. (i.e., by  Sat 01 August, 2026)

Tuesday
July 28, 2026
Upto 5:00 PM

8

Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Election Commission or in case Election Commission fails to decide the representation within the period provided; may within three (3) days make an appeal to the Regulator.

Tuesday
August 04 2026

9

The Regulator shall decide the appeal within ten (10) days and his decision in this regard shall be final.

Saturday
August 15, 2026

10

Within two (2) days the decision of the Regulator the final voters’ list shall be displayed on notice boards of the head office, regional office, website and submitted to the Regulator.

Tuesday
August 18, 2026

11

Within four (4) days of the display of the final list of voters, any person, who is eligible to contest the election for the vacant post, shall send his nomination, duly proposed and seconded by a duly registered voter and signed by the candidate to the Secretary General. …Ladies Members eligible to contest elections (Director, Partner or Proprietor) for the vacant post shall also send nomination for the election of TWO (2) Women Reserved Seats in the Executive Committee.

Saturday
August 22, 2026
Upto 2:00 PM

12

Within 24 hours of receipt of nomination papers, a copy of the final list of voters shall be provided to each contesting candidate.

Monday
August 24, 2026

13

The Election Commission shall scrutinize the nomination papers and list of candidates shall be displayed within twenty-four hours of the last date of the receipt of nomination papers.

Monday
August 24, 2026

 

……..  EID MILAD UN NABI - Tuesday August 25, 2026 …….

14

The objections, if any, to the nomination of the candidates can be filed to the Election Commission within twenty-four hours of the issuance of the list of candidates which shall be decided by the Election Commission within two (2) days.

Wednesday
August 26, 2024
Upto 5:00 PM

15

Election Commission to intimate decision on the objection received within two (2) days.

Friday
August 28, 2026

16

Within two (2) days of decision of the Election Commission, any candidate aggrieved of the decision of the Election Commission may file an appeal to the Regulator, who shall decide within seven (7) days and his decision in this regard shall be final.

Monday
August 31, 2026

17

Within two (2) days of the decision of the Regulator the Election Commission shall issue the final list of candidates

Tuesday
September 8, 2026

18

Within five (5) of display of final list of candidates, the polling for election of members of Executive Committee shall be held

Saturday
September 12, 2026 From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

19

Within two (2) days of the polling, any person elected as member of Executive Committee shall send to the Election Commission for election as an office-bearer, his nomination duly proposed and seconded by newly elected Executive Committee members and signed by the candidate.

Tuesday
September 15, 2026 From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

20

The nomination papers shall be scrutinized by the Election Commission and list of candidates shall be displayed within twenty-four hours of the last date of the receipt of nomination papers.

Thursday
September 17, 2026

21

Election of Two (2) Women Reserved Seats in Executive Committee

(ELECTORATE COLLEGE – MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE)

Monday
September 21, 2026 From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

22

Within two (2) days of display of final list of candidates, the polling for election of Office-Bearers shall be held

Monday
September 21, 2026 From 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

23

Annual General Meeting - The final result of the election of Members of Executive Committee and Office Bearers shall be officially announced

Monday
September 28, 2026
at 11:00 am