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Notification designating District Election Officers for the 24 districts of West Bengal under Section 13AA(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

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This notification of the Election Commission of India, issued as O.N. 45(E) on 1 September 2023 and acting in pursuance of Section 13AA(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), supersedes the Commission's earlier Notification No. 508/WB/2008 dated 9 June 2008 (as amended) and, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, designates the government officer named in column (2) of the appended Table as the District Election Officer for each of the 24 districts of West Bengal listed in column (1), covering districts such as Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Malda, Murshidabad, North and South 24 Parganas, Kolkata South and North, Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, Bankura, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, and Birbhum, with the designated officers generally being the respective District Magistrates except for Kolkata South (Director of Land Records and Surveys, West Bengal) and Kolkata North (Kolkata Electoral District Officer); the notification is issued under File No. 508/WB/2023 and signed by Rakesh Kumar, Secretary.

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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (2) No. 44] NEW DELHI , TUES DAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023/ BHADRA 14, 1945 CG-DL-E-05092023-248560 (2) ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st September , 2023 O.N. 45(E).—In pursuance of provisions of sub -section (1) of Section 13AA of the Representation of the People A ct, 1950 (43 of 1950) and in supersession of its Notification No. 508/WB/2008 dated 9th June, 2008 as amended from time to time, the Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, hereby designates the officer of the Gove rnment as specified in column (2) of the Table below as the District Election Officer of district in the State of West Bengal as specified in the column (1) of the said Table against such officer of the Government : — TABLE Name of District (1) District Ele ction Officer (2) 1- Coochbehar District Magistrate, Coochbehar 2- Alipurduar District Magistrate, Alipurduar 3- Jalpaiguri District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri Name of District (1) District Ele ction Officer (2) 4- Kalimpong District Magistrate, Kalimpong 5- Darjeeling District Magistrate, Darjeeling 6- Uttar Dinajpur District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur 7- Dakshin Dinajpur District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur 8- Maldaha District Magistrate, Malda 9- Murshidabad District Magistrate, Murshidabad 10- Nadia District Magistrate, Nadia 11- North 24 Parganas District Magistrate, North 24 Pa rganas 12- South 24 Parganas District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas 13- Kolkata South Director of Land Records and Surveys, West Bengal 14- Kolkata North Kolkata Electoral District Officer 15- Howrah District Magistrate, Howrah 16- Hooghly District Magistrate, Hooghly 17- Purbo Medinipur District Magistrate, Purbo Medinipur 18- Paschim Medinipur District Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur 19- Jhargram District Magistrate, Jhargram 20- Purulia District Magistrate, Purulia 21- Bankura District Magistrate, Bankura 22- Purba Bardhaman District Magi strate, Purba Bardhaman 23- Paschim Bardhaman District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman 24- Birbhum District Magistrate, Birbhum [F. No. 508/WB/2023 ] By Order, RAKESH KUMAR , Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Roa d, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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