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Notification by the Election Commission of India appointing Returning Officers for all 42 Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of West Bengal under section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, superseding its earlier 2018 notification.

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Notification O.N. 48(E) dated 21 September 2023, issued by the Election Commission of India under section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), in supersession of Notification No. 434/ECI/LET/TERR/ES-II/WB-HP/2018(1) dated 19 December 2018, and issued in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, appoints named Government officers (predominantly District Magistrates and Additional District Magistrates of the respective districts, along with certain designated officers such as the Kolkata Electoral District Officer and the Director of Land Records & Surveys and Joint Land Reforms Commissioner, West Bengal) as Returning Officers for each of the 42 Parliamentary Constituencies of West Bengal, from 1-Coochbehar (SC) through 42-Birbhum, set out in an accompanying table [F. No. 434/WB-HP/2023(1)]. Issued by order of Rakesh Kumar, Secretary, Election Commission of India.

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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (2) No. 47] NEW DELHI , FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 /BHADRA 31, 1945 CG-DL-E-22092023-248896 (2) (2) ELECTION COMMISSION O F INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st September , 2023 O.N. 48(E).—In pursuance of provisions of section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and in supersession of its Notification No. 434/ECI/LET/TERR/ES -II/WB -HP/2018 (1) dated 19th December, 2018; the Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, hereby appoints the officer of the Government as specified in column (2) of the Tabl e below as the Returning Officer for the Parliamentary Constituency in the State of West Bengal as specified in the column (1) of the said Table against such officer of the Government : - TABLE No. & Name of Parliamentary Constituency Returning Officer 1 2 1 – Coochbehar (SC) District Magistrate, Coochbehar 2 – Alipurduars (ST) District Magistrate, Alipurduar 3 – Jalpaiguri (SC) District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri 4 – Darjeeling District Magistrate, Darjeeling 5 – Raiganj District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur 6 – Balurghat District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur 7 – Maldaha Uttar Additional District Magistrate (General), Malda 8 – Maldaha Dakshin District Magistrate, Malda 9 – Jangipur Additional District Magistrate (I), Murshidabad 10 – Baharampur District Magistrate, Murshidabad 11 – Murshidabad Additional District Magistrate (II), Murshidabad 12 – Krishnanagar District Magistrate, Nadia 13 – Ranaghat (SC) Additional District Magistrate (Land Reforms), Nadia 14 – Bangaon (SC) Additional District Magistrate (LR), North 24 Parganas 15 – Barrackpur Additional District Magistrate (General), North 24 Parganas No. & Name of Parliamentary Constituency Returning Officer 16 – Dum Dum Additional District Magistrate (Try.), North 24 Parganas 17 – Barasat District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas 18 – Basirhat Additional District Magistrate (Basirhat),North 24 Parganas 19 – Jaynagar (SC) Additional District Magistrate, (Development), South 24 Parganas 20 – Mathurapur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (ZP), South 24 Parganas 21 – Diamond Harbour Additional District Magistrate (LR), South 24 Parganas 22 – Jadavpur District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas 23 – Kolkata Dakshin Director of Land Records & Surveys and Joint Land Reforms Commissioner, West Bengal 24 – Kolkata Uttar Kolkata Electoral District Officer 25 – Howrah District Magistrate, Howrah 26 – Uluberia Additional District Magistrate (I), Howrah 27 – Sreerampur Additional District Magistrate (LR), Hooghly 28 – Hooghly District Magistrate, Hooghly 29 – Arambag (SC) Additional District Magistrate (Development), Hooghly 30 – Tamluk District Magistrate, Purbo Medinipur 31 – Kanthi Additional District Magistrate (LR), Purbo Medinipur 32 – Ghatal Additional District Magistrate (I), Paschim Medinipur 33 – Jhargram (ST) District Magistrate, Jhargram 34 – Medinipur District Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur 35 – Purulia District Magistrate, Purulia 36 – Bankura District Magistrate, Bankura 37 – Bishnupur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (General), Bankura 38 – Bardhaman Purba (SC) Additional District Magistrate (General), Purba Bardhaman 39 – Bardhaman - Durgapur District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman 40 – Asansol District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman 41 – Bolpur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (I), Birbh um 42 – Birbhum District Magistrate, Birbhum [F. No. 434/WB -HP/2023(1) ]] By Order, RAKESH KUMAR , 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.

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