Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

Appellate Officers in NCT of Delhi

Issue Date: 27 March 2026 Published: 27 March 2026

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-27032026-271322 Download PDF

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The Election Commission designates Deputy Commissioners/District Magistrates as Appellate Officers for electoral appeals in various districts and assembly constituencies within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

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The Election Commission of India, in supersession of earlier notifications, has designated specific officers to serve as Appellate Officers for electoral matters within the National Capital Territory of Delhi. This designation, published for general information by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi on March 27, 2026 (F. No. CEO/COE/102(21)/2023/805), stems from the Election Commission's notification No. 508/DEL/2026 (Appeal) dated March 25, 2026. The powers for this action are conferred by sub-rule (1) of Rule 23 and sub-rule (1)(c) of Rule 27 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, and clause (a) of Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. The officers mentioned in column (3) of the provided table, specifically the Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate for each district, are designated as the Appellate Officer for the area of jurisdiction detailed in column (2). Appeals will lie to these officers from any decision made by a Registration Officer of an Assembly Constituency under Rule 20, Rule 21, or Rule 21A of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, and Sections 22 or 23 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. The districts covered include South-East, Old Delhi, North, New Delhi, Central, Central-North, South-West, Outer North, North-West, North-East, East, South, and West, each having their respective Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate appointed as the Appellate Officer.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-27032026-271322 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 17] DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026/ CHAITRA 6, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 511 PART II-I GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI 2233 DG/2026 NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 27th March, 2026 F. No. CEO/COE/102(21)/2023/805.— The following is published for general information:— SECRETARIAT OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th March, 2026 No. 508/DEL/2026 (Appeal).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of Rule 23 and sub-rule (1)(c) of Rule 27 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 and in pursuance of the provisions of clause (a) of Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Election Commission, in supersession of its notifications issued earlier in this behalf, hereby designates the Officers mentioned in column (3) against each of the districts mentioned in column (1) of the table below in the NCT of Delhi to be the Appellate Officer for the area of jurisdiction shown against them in column (2) to whom an appeal shall lie, from any decision, under rule 20, rule 21 or rule 21 A of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 and Section 22, Section 23 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, of Registration Officer of each of the Assembly Constituencies comprised within the district: - TABLE +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | S. No. and Name of | Name & No. of Assembly Constituency | Designation of Appellate Officer | | the District | | | +===========================+===================================+===================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1-South-East | 41-Jangpura | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 42-Kasturba Nagar | (South-East) | | | 49-Sangam Vihar | | | | 51-Kalkaji | | | | 52-Tughlakabad | | | | 53-Badarpur | | | | 54-Okhla | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2-Old Delhi | 19-Sadar Bazar | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 20-Chandni Chowk | (Old Delhi) | | | 21- Matia Mahal | | | | 22-Ballimaran | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3-North | 02-Burari | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 03-Timarpur | (North) | | | 04-Adarsh Nagar | | | | 05-Badli | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4-New Delhi | 38-Delhi Cantt | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 40-New Delhi | (New Delhi) | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5-Central | 23-Karol Bagh (SC) | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 24-Patel Nagar (SC) | (Central) | | | 25-Moti Nagar | | | | 39-Rajinder Nagar | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6-Central-North | 14-Shalimar Bagh | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 15- Shakur Basti | (Central- North) | | | 16- Tri Nagar | | | | 17- Wazirpur | | | | 18- Model Town | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7-South-West | 33-Dwarka | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 34-Matiala | (South-West) | | | 35-Najafgarh | | | | 36-Bijwasan | | | | 37-Palam | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8-Outer North | 01-Narela | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 07-Bawana (SC) | | | | 08-Mundka | (Outer North) | | | 06-Rithala | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9-North-West | 09-Kirari | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 10-Sultan Pur Majra (SC) | (North-West) | | | 11-Nangloi Jat | | | | 12-Mangol Puri (SC) | | | | 13-Rohini | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10-North-East | 63-Seemapuri (SC) | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 64-Rohtas Nagar | (North-East) | | | 65-Seelam Pur | | | | 66-Ghonda | | | | 67-Babarpur | | | | 68-Gokalpur (SC) | | | | 69-Mustafabad | | | | 70-Karawal Nagar | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11- East | 55-Trilokpuri (SC) | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 56-Kondli (SC) | (East) | | | 57-Patparganj | | | | 58-Laxmi Nagar | | | | 59-Vishwas Nagar | | | | 60-Krishna Nagar | | | | 61-Gandhi Nagar | | | | 62-Shahdara | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12-South | 43-Malviya Nagar | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 44-R.K.Puram | (South) | | | 45-Mehrauli | | | | 46-Chhatarpur | | | | 47-Deoli (SC) | | | | 48-Ambedkar Nagar (SC) | | | | 50-Greater Kailash | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 13-West | 26-Madipur (SC) | Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate| | | 27-Rajouri Garden | (West) | | | 28-Hari Nagar | | | | 29-Tilak Nagar | | | | 30-Janakpuri | | | | 31-Vikaspuri | | | | 32-Uttam Nagar | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ By Order, MALAY MALLICK, Principal Secy. By Order, BALRAM MEENA, Jt. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.27 16:24:33 +05'30'

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