Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

Appointment of District Election Officer

Issue Date: 05 March 2026 Published: 05 March 2026

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-05032026-270691 Download PDF

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The Election Commission of India designates Deputy Commissioners/District Magistrates as District Election Officers for various districts within the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in pursuance of Section 13AA(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

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The Election Commission of India, via Notification No. 508/DEL/2026 issued from New Delhi on 3rd March, 2026, has designated officers of the State Government as District Election Officers for specific districts in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. This designation is made in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 13AA of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), and supersedes its earlier notification No. 508/DL/2015 dated 1st June, 2015. The decision was made in consultation with the Government of NCT of Delhi. The notification specifies that the Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate of each listed district will serve as the District Election Officer for that respective district. The table details 13 districts: South East, Old Delhi, North, New Delhi, Central, Central North, South West, Outer North, North West, North East, East, South, and West, along with their corresponding areas of jurisdiction (AC Number & Name). The Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, published this information for general awareness via Notification No. CEO/COE/102(65)/2025/768 on 5th March, 2026. The order was issued by N.T. Bhutia, Principal Secy., and Balram Meena, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-05032026-270691 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 11] DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026/PHALGUNA 14, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 487 PART II-I GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 1595 DG/2026 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 5th March, 2026 No. CEO/COE/102(65)/2025/768.—The following is published for general information:- ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd March, 2026 No. 508/DEL/2026.—In pursuance of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 13AA of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) and in supersession of its earlier notification no. 508/DL/2015 dated 1st June, 2015,the Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of NCT of Delhi, hereby designates the officer of the State Government specified in column (2) of the table below as the District Election Officer of the District in the NCT of Delhi, specified in column (1) of the said Table against such officer:- TABLE +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Name of District | Designation of District Election Officer | Area of Jurisdiction | | | | (AC Number & Name) | +==================+==========================================+=============================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 1-South East | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 41-JANGPURA | | | (South East) | 42-KASTURBA NAGAR | | | | 49-SANGAM VIHAR | | | | 51-KALKAJI | | | | 52-TUGHLAKABAD | | | | 53-BADARPUR | | | | 54-OKHLA | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 2-Old Delhi | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 19-SADAR BAZAR | | | (Old Delhi) | 20-CHANDNI CHOWK | | | | 21-MATIA MAHAL | | | | 22-BALLIMARAN | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 3- North | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 02-BURARI | | | (North) | 03-TIMARPUR | | | | 04-ADARSH NAGAR | | | | 05-BADLI | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4- New Delhi | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 38-DELHI CANTT | | | (New Delhi) | 40-NEW DELHI | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 5- Central | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 23-KAROL BAGH (SC) | | | (Central) | 24- PATEL NAGAR (SC) | | | | 25-MOTI NAGAR | | | | 39-RAJINDER NAGAR | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 6- Central North | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 14-SHALIMAR BAGH | | | (Central North) | 15-SHAKUR BASTI | | | | 16-TRI NAGAR | | | | 17-WAZIRPUR | | | | 18-MODEL TOWN | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 7- South West | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 33-DWARKA | | | (South West) | 34-MATIALA | | | | 35-NAJAFGARH | | | | 36-BIJWASAN | | | | 37-PALAM | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 8- Outer North | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 01-NERELA | | | (Outer North) | 07-BAWANA (SC) | | | | 08-MUNDKA | | | | 06-RITHALA | | | | 09-KIRARI | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 9- North West | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 10-SULTAN PUR MAJRA (SC) | | | (North-West) | 11-NANGLOI JAT | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 10- North East | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 12-MANGOL PURI (SC) | | | (North East) | 13-ROHINI | | | | 63-SEEMAPURI (SC) | | | | 64-ROHTAS NAGAR | | | | 65-SEELAM PUR | | | | 66-GHONDA | | | | 67-BABARPUR | | | | 68-GOKALPUR (SC) | | | | 69-MUSTAFABAD | | | | 70-KARAWAL NAGAR | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 11- East | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 55-TRILOKPURI(SC) | | | (East) | 56-KONDLI (SC) | | | | 57-PATPARGANJ | | | | 58-LAXMI NAGAR | | | | 59-VISHWAS NAGAR | | | | 60-KRISHNA NAGAR | | | | 61-GANDHI NAGAR | | | | 62-SHAHDARA | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 12- South | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 43-MALVIYA NAGAR | | | (South) | 44-R.K. PURAM | | | | 45-MEHRAULI | | | | 46-CHHATARPUR | | | | 47-DEOLI (SC) | | | | 48-AMBEDKAR NAGAR (SC) | | | | 50-GREATER KAILASH | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 13- West | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate | 26-MADIPUR (SC) | | | (West) | 27-RAJOURI GARDEN | | | | 28-HARI NAGAR | | | | 29-TILAK NAGAR | | | | 30-JANAKPURI | | | | 31-VIKASPURI | | | | 32-UTTAM NAGAR | +------------------+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ By Order, N.T. BHUTIA, Principal Secy. By Order BALRAM MEENA, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi 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 SRIVASTAVA

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