Gazette Tracker
Gazette Tracker

Core Purpose

Notification by the Election Commission of India designating Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the biennial elections to the Council of States across fifteen states.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Election Commission of India on 8th February 2024 (O.N. 15(E)), in pursuance of Section 21 and exercise of powers under Section 22(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), this notification designates a Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer(s) for the biennial election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in each of fifteen states - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Odisha - following the President of India's notification published in the Gazette of India on 8th February 2024, naming specific state legislature secretariat officials (e.g., Sri M. Vijaya Raju for Andhra Pradesh, Sh. Raj Kumar for Bihar, Sh. Dinesh Sharma for Chhattisgarh, among others) in each capacity, and is signed by Suman Kumar Das, Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08022024-251937 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 13] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024/MAGHA 19, 1945 864 GI/2024 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th Feburary, 2024 Ο.Ν. 15(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 each of the States, specified in the column (1) of the TABLE below, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officer(s), specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said TABLE, to be the Assistant Returning Officer(s) to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his/her functions; in respect of the biennial election to the Council of States, to be held in that State in pursuance of the notification of the President of India, published in the Gazette of India on 08th February, 2024: - TABLE +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | States | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officer | | (1) | (2) | (3) | +==================+=============================================================================================+=========================================================================================================+ | Andhra Pradesh | Sri M. Vijaya Raju, Joint Secretary to | Sri P.V. Subba Reddy, Joint Secretary to | | | Andhra Pradesh State Legislature | Andhra Pradesh State Legislature | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bihar | Sh. Raj Kumar, Secretary, Bihar Legislative | Sh. Asim Kumar, Director, Bihar Legislative | | | Assembly | Assembly | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Chhattisgarh | Sh. Dinesh Sharma, Secretary, Chhattisgarh | Sh. Dinesh Trivedi, Deputy Secretary, | | | Legislative Assembly | Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Gujarat | Mrs. Reeta Mehta, Joint Secretary, Gujarat | Mr. M. H. Karangiya, Deputy Secretary, | | | Legislature Secretariat | Gujarat Legislature Secretariat | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Haryana | Sh. Saket Kumar, IAS, Managing Director, | Sh. Gaurav Goyal, Deputy Secretary, Haryana | | | Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam Ltd. | Vidhan Sabha Secretariat | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Himachal Pradesh | Shri Yash Paul Sharma, IAS, Secretary, | Sh. Jitender Singh Kanwar, Under Secretary | | | Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha | (Legislation) Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Karnataka | Smt. Μ.Κ. Vishalakshi, Secretary, | Shri. B.S. Mahalingesh, Director, Karnataka | | | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Madhya Pradesh | Shri Sanjay Gupta, IAS, Labour | Sri Bhagwatdeen Singh Paraste, Additional | | | Commissioner, Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, | Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha | | | Arera Hills, Bhopal | Secretariat, Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, Arera | | | | Hills, Bhopal | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Maharashtra | Sh. Jitendra Bhole, Secretary (1) Incharge, | 1. Shri Ruturaj J. Kudtarkar, Deputy | | | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | | | | 2. Smt. Poonam H. Dhage, Deputy Secretary, | | | | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rajasthan | Shri Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Principal | Shri Suresh Chand Pareek, Assistant Secretary | | | Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | [General], Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Telangana | Sri Ch Upender Reddy, Joint Secretary, | Sri A Sudhakar, Assistant Secretary, | | | Telangana State Legislature | Telangana State Legislature | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Uttar Pradesh | Sri Brij Bhushan Dubey, Special Secretary, | Sri Ram Autar Singh, Joint Secretary, | | | Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, | Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, | | | Lucknow | Lucknow | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Uttarakhand | Shri Chandra Mohan Goswami, Joint | Shri Mayank Singhal, Senior Protocol Officer, | | | Secretary, Uttarakhand Legislative | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | | | Assembly | | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | West Bengal | Shri Sukumar Ray, Principal Secretary, | Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint Secretary-cum- | | | West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Committee Officer, West Bengal Legislative | | | | Assembly | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Odisha | Shri Abanikanta Pattanaik, IAS, Additional | Sri Bidyadhar Majhi, Deputy Secretary, | | | Secretary to Government, Steel & Mines | Odisha Legislative Assembly | | | Department | | +------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2024(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. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2004.02.08 15:22:13 +0530

Never miss important gazettes

Create a free account to save gazettes, add notes, and get email alerts for keywords you care about.

Sign Up Free