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The Election Commission designates a Returning Officer and appoints Assistant Returning Officers for the bye-election to the Council of States in the State of Maharashtra.

Detailed Summary

The Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of the State of Maharashtra, issued Notification O.N. 24(E) on June 1, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on the same date. In pursuance of Section 21 and exercising powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Commission designated Smt. Meghana Talekar, Secretary-2, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, as the Returning Officer. Additionally, it appointed Shri Mohan Sadashiv Kakad, Deputy Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, and Shri Suresh Nilkanthrao Mogal, Under Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, as Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officer. These appointments are for the bye-election to the Council of States to be held in the State of Maharashtra.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01062026-273023 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 24] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISHTHA 11, 1948 3881 GI/2026 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026 Ο.Ν. 24(E).— In pursuance of Section 21, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission, in consultation with the Government of the State of Maharashtra, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officers, specified in column (2) of the said TABLE, to be the Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of her functions; in respect of the bye-election to the Council of States, to be held in the State in pursuance of the Commission's Notification, published in the Gazette of India on 01st June, 2026: - TABLE +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Officer Designated as | Officers Appointed as | | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officers | +=====================================+====================================================+ | (1) | (2) | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Smt. Meghana Talekar, Secretary-2, | 1. Shri Mohan Sadashiv Kakad, Deputy Secretary, | | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | | | 2. Shri Suresh Nilkanthrao Mogal, Under Secretary, | | | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 100/CS-MT/02/2026 (2)] By order, SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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