Bye elections to the Council of States from West Bengal RO ARO

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07072026-274206 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 31] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(iii)] ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th July, 2026 O.N. 31(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 West Bengal, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officer, specified 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 three separate bye-elections 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 07th July, 2026: - TABLE +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Officer Designated as | Officer Appointed as | | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officer | | (1) | (2) | +=====================================================+=======================================================+ | Shri Soumendra Nath Das, Principal Secretary, West | Shri Santanu Das, Joint Secretary, West Bengal | | Bengal Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ [F.No.- 100/CS-WB/05-07/2026 (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.