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The Election Commission of India designates a Returning Officer and appoints an Assistant Returning Officer for the three biennial elections to the Council of States in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

Detailed Summary

The Election Commission of India, vide Notification O.N. 45(E) dated 6th October, 2025, in consultation with the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and in pursuance of Section 21 and sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), has designated Sh. Manoj Kumar Pandit, Secretary, Legislative Assembly for UT of Jammu & Kashmir, as the Returning Officer. Concurrently, Sh. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Additional Secretary, Legislative Assembly for UT of Jammu & Kashmir, has been appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer to assist in the performance of functions for all three biennial elections to the Council of States. These elections are to be held in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, pursuant to Notifications of the President of India published in the Gazette of India on 06th October, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06102025-266685 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 45] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025/ASVINA 14, 1947 6659 GI/2025 (1) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(iii)] ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th October, 2025 O.N. 45(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 of India, in consultation with the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the said TABLE to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE, to be the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his functions; in respect of all three biennial elections to the Council of States, to be held in that Union Territory in pursuance of the Notifications of the President of India, published in the Gazette of India on 06th October, 2025: - TABLE +-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Officer Designated as | Officer Appointed as | | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officer | +-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | +-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Sh. Manoj Kumar Pandit, | Sh. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, | | Secretary, | Additional Secretary, | | Legislative Assembly for UT of | Legislative Assembly for UT of | | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu & Kashmir | +-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ [F.No. 318/CS-J&K/1-3/2025(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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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