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Notifications by the Election Commission of India designating Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Kerala under Sections 21 and 22(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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The Election Commission of India issued two notifications dated 7th November 2023. Notification O.N. 160(E), issued under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), and in supersession of all earlier notifications (No. 434/KL-HP/2023), designates, in consultation with the State Government of Kerala, specified Government officers as Returning Officers for 20 Parliamentary Constituencies in Kerala, including Kasaragod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur (SC), Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara (SC), Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram, signed by Binod Kumar, Secretary. Notification O.N. 161(E), issued under sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the same Act, and also in supersession of earlier notifications, appoints, in consultation with the State Government of Kerala, specified officers as Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officers for the same constituencies, listing multiple Deputy Collectors, Sub Collectors/Revenue Divisional Officers and other district officials for each constituency.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08082024-256204 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 150] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024/ SHRAVANA 17, 1946 5004 GI/2024 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7 November, 2023 O. N. 160(E).— In pursuance of the provisions contained in Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), and in supersession of all its earlier Notifications, the Election Commission of India hereby designates, in consultation with the State Government of Kerala, the officers of Government specified in Column (2) of the Table below, as the Returning Officers of the Parliamentary Constituency in the Kerala State, as specified in Column (1) of the said Table against such officer : TABLE +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Number and Name of | Returning Officer | | Parliamentary Constituency (1) | (2) | +=====================================+=================================================+ | 1-Kasaragod | District Collector & District Magistrate, Kasaragod | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 2-Kannur | District Collector & District Magistrate, Kannur | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 3-Vadakara | Additional District Magistrate, Kozhikode | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 4-Wayanad | District Collector & District Magistrate, Wayanad | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 5-Kozhikode | District Collector & District Magistrate, Kozhikode | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 6-Malappuram | District Collector & District Magistrate, Malappuram | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 7-Ponnani | Additional District Magistrate, Malappuram | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 8-Palakkad | District Collector & District Magistrate, Palakkad | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 9-Alathur (SC) | Additional District Magistrate, Palakkad | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 10-Thrissur | District Collector & District Magistrate, Thrissur | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 11-Chalakudy | Additional District Magistrate, Ernakulam | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 12-Ernakulam | District Collector & District Magistrate, Ernakulam | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 13-Idukki | District Collector & District Magistrate, Idukki | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 14-Kottayam | District Collector & District Magistrate, Kottayam | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 15-Alappuzha | District Collector & District Magistrate, Alappuzha | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 16-Mavelikkara(SC) | Additional District Magistrate, Alappuzha | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 17-Pathanamthitta | District Collector & District Magistrate, Pathanamthitta | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 18-Kollam | District Collector & District Magistrate, Kollam | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 19-Attingal | Additional District Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 20-Thiruvananthapuram | District Collector & District Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ [No. 434/KL-HP/2023] By Order, BINOD KUMAR, Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th November, 2023 O. N. 161(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), and in supersession of all its earlier Notifications, the Election Commission of India hereby appoints, in consultation with the State Government of Kerala and officers of Government specified in Column (2) of the Table below, as the Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officers of the Parliamentary Constituency in the Kerala State, as specified in Column (1) of the said Table : TABLE +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Number and Name of | Assistant Returning Officer | | Parliamentary Constituency (1) | (2) | +=====================================+===================================================================================================+ | 1-Kasaragod | 1-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Kasaragod | | | 2-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Kasaragod | | | 3-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Kasaragod | | | 4-Sub Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Kanhangad | | | 5-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Kasaragod | | | 6-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Kannur | | | 7-District Supply Officer, Kannur | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2-Kannur | 1-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Kannur | | | 2-Sub Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Taliparamba | | | 3-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Kannur | | | 4-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Kannur | | | 5-District Registrar General, Kannur | | | 6-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Kannur | | | 7-Divisional Forest Officer, Kannur. | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3-Vadakara | 1-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Thalassery | | | 2-Deputy Director, Economics and Statistics, Kannur | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Vadakara | | | 4-Principal Agricultural Officer, Kozhikode | | | 5-District Registrar General, Kozhikode | | | 6-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Kozhikode | | | 7-District Labour Officer, Kozhikode | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4-Wayanad | 1-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Mananthavady | | | 2-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Wayanad | | | 3-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Wayanad | | | 4-District Supply Officer, Kozhikode | | | 5-District Supply Officer, Malappuram | | | 6-Divisional Forest Officer, Nilambur North Division, Nilambur | | | 7-Divisional Forest Officer, Nilmabur South Division, Nilambur | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5-Kozhikode | 1-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Kozhikode | | | 2-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Kozhikode | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Kozhikode | | | 4-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Kozhikode | | | 5-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Kozhikode | | | 6-District Employment Officer, Kozhikode | | | 7-Deputy Director, Economics and Statistics, Kozhikode | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6-Malappuram | 1-Deputy Director, Survey & Land Records, Malappuram. | | | 2-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Malappuram | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Perinthalmanna | | | 4-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Malappuram | | | 5-District Labour Officer, Malappuram | | | 6-Principal Agricultural Officer, Malappuram. | | | 7-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Malappuram | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7-Ponnani | 1-Deputy Director, Economics and Statistics, Malappuram | | | 2-District Registrar General, Malappuram | | | 3-District Development Officer for Scheduled Caste, Malappuram | | | 4-District Employment Officer, Malappuram | | | 5-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Tirur | | | 6-Deputy Director of Fisheries, Ponnani | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8-Palakkad | 7-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Palakkad | | | 1-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Palakkad | | | 2-Deputy Director, Survey & Land Records, Palakkad | | | 3-Sub Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Ottappalam | | | 4-Divisional Forest Officer, Olavakode, Palakkad | | | 5-Divisional Forest Officer, Mannarkkad, Palakkad | | | 6-Principal Agricultural Officer, Palakkad | | | 7-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Palakkad | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9-Alathur (SC) | 1-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Palakkad | | | 2-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Palakkad | | | 3-Divisional Forest Officer, Nenmara | | | 4-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Palakkad | | | 5-Deputy Director, Survey & Land Records, Thrissur | | | 6-District Labour Officer, Thrissur | | | 7-District Supply Officer, Thrissur | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10-Thrissur | 1-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Thrissur | | | 2-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Thrissur | | | 3-Divisional Forest Officer, Thrissur | | | 4-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Thrissur | | | 5-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Thrissur | | | 6-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Irinjalakuda | | | 7-Divisional Forest Officer, Vazhachal | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11-Chalakudy | 1-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Thrissur | | | 2-Divisional Forest Officer, Chalakkudy | | | 3-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Thrissur | | | 4-Principal Agricultural Officer, Ernakulam | | | 5-Divisional Forest Officer, Malayattur | | | 6-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Ernakulam | | | 7-District Registrar General, Ernakulam | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12-Ernakulam | 1-District Supply Officer, Ernakulam | | | 2-Deputy Collector (LR), Ernakulam | | | 3-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Ernakulam | | | 4-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Fort Kochi | | | 5-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Ernakulam | | | 6-Deputy Collector (RR), Ernakulam | | | 7-District Labour Officer, Ernakulam | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13-Idukki | 1-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Muvattupuzha | | | 2-Divisional Forest Officer, Kothamangalam | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Devikulam | | | 4-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Idukki | | | 5-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Idukki | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 14-Kottayam | 6-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Idukki | | | 7-Assistant Cardamom Settlement Officer, Kumily. | | | 1-Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Ernakulam | | | 2-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Kottayam | | | 3-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Kottayam | | | 4-Principal Agricultural Officer, Kottayam | | | 5-Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Kottayam | | | 6-Puncha Special Officer, Kottayam | | | 7-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Kottayam | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 15-Alappuzha | 1-District Supply Officer, Alappuzha | | | 2-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Alappuzha | | | 3-Sub Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Alappuzha | | | 4-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Alappuzha | | | 5-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Alappuzha | | | 6-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Alappuzha | | | 7-District Supply Officer, Kollam | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 16-Mavelikkara(SC) | 1-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Kottayam | | | 2-Principal Agricultural Officer, Alappuzha | | | 3-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Alappuzha | | | 4-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Chengannur | | | 5-District Planning Officer, Kollam | | | 6-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Kollam | | | 7-Divisional Forest Officer, Punalur | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 17-Pathanamthitta | 1-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Kottayam | | | 2-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Pala | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Thiruvalla | | | 4-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Pathanamthitta | | | 5-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Pathanamthitta | | | 6-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Pathanamthitta | | | 7-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Adoor | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 18-Kollam | 1-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Kollam | | | 2-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Punalur | | | 3-District Registrar General, Kollam | | | 4-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Kollam | | | 5-Principal Agricultural Officer, Kollam. | | | 6-Regional Joint Labour Commissioner, Kollam | | | 7-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Kollam | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 19-Attingal | 1-Assistant Secretary, Directorate of Survey and Land Records, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 2-Joint Director, Local Self Government Department, Thiruvananthapuram. | | | 3-Deputy Collector (LR), Collectorate, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 4-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Nedumangad | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 20-Thiruvananthapuram | 5-District Supply Officer, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 6-Principal Agricultural Officer, Thiruvananthapuram. | | | 7-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 1-Deputy Collector (LA), Collectorate, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 2-Assistant Commissioner (DM), Office of the Commissioner of Land Revenue, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 3-Sub Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 4-District Labour Officer (G), Thiruvananthapuram. | | | 5-Divisional Forest Officer, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 6-District Planning Officer, Thiruvananthapuram | | | 7-Deputy Collector (RR), Collectorate, Thiruvananthapuram | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [No. 434/KL-HP/2023(1)] By Order, BINOD KUMAR, Secy.

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