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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-26022026-270493
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 03]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026/PHALGUNA 7, 1947
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th February, 2026
O.N. 03(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 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 26th February, 2026 :—
TABLE
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| States | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officer |
+============+=============================================================+=============================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Maharashtra| Dr. Vilas G. Athawale, Secretary, | 1. Shri. Subhash S. Nalawade, Joint Secretary |
| | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat | cum OSD, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat |
| | | 2. Smt. Seema Sachin Tambe, Under Secretary, |
| | | Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Odisha | Shri Satyabrata Rout, Secretary, Odisha | Shri Bidyadhar Majhi, Joint Secretary, Odisha |
| | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Tamil Nadu | Tmt. R. Santhi, Additional Secretary, Tamil | Tmt. P. Thenmozhi, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu |
| | Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat | Legislative Assembly Secretariat |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| West Bengal| Shri Soumendra Nath Das, Principal | Shri Dipankar Mandal, Deputy Secretary, West |
| | Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly | Bengal Legislative Assembly |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Assam | Shri Rajib Bhattacharyya, Additional | Shri Prodip Handique, OSD (Joint Secretary), |
| | Secretary, Assam Legislative Assembly | Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat |
| | Secretariat | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Bihar | Smt. Khyati Singh, Joint Secretary-cum- | Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deputy Secretary, Bihar |
| | Secretary-in-Charge, Bihar Legislative | Legislative Assembly |
| | Assembly | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Chhattisgarh| Shri Manish Sharma, Director, Chhattisgarh | Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Deputy Secretary, |
| | Legislative Assembly | Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Haryana | Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, IAS, Principal Secretary | Sh. Gaurav Goyal, Deputy Secretary, Haryana |
| | to the Government, Haryana, Agriculture & | Vidhan Sabha |
| | Farmers Welfare Department | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Himachal | Shri Yash Paul Sharma, Secretary, Himachal | Sh. Jitender Singh Kanwar, Deputy Secretary |
| Pradesh | Pradesh Vidhan Sabha | (Legislation), Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Telangana | Sri Ch. Upendra Reddy, Additional Secretary, | Sri A. Sudhakar, Deputy Secretary, Telangana State |
| | Telangana State Legislature | Legislature |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
[F. No. 318/CS-Multi/2026(2)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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