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Date: 28-May-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointment of additional Assistant Returning Officer for counting of Votes in 39 Pratapgarh and 75 Ghazipur PCs

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India has appointed additional Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) to aid in the vote counting process for the ongoing General Elections, 2024 in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The notification specifies the government officers who will serve as AROs for particular parliamentary constituencies.

Key Changes

  • Additional Assistant Returning Officers are appointed for specific parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.
  • For the 39-Pratapgarh constituency, the newly appointed AROs include: Sub Divisional Officer (Judicial) of Lalganj, Sub Divisional Officer (Judicial) of Patti, Tehsildar (Judicial) of Sadar, Pratapgarh, Additional Sub Divisional Officer Second, and Deputy Director, Agriculture Extension, Pratapgarh.
  • For the 75-Ghazipur constituency, the newly appointed ARO is the Lecturer, Mechanical Engineer, Government Polytechnic College, Ghazipur.
  • The appointed officers will cease to function as AROs immediately after the completion of the vote counting process for the General Elections, 2024 in Uttar Pradesh.
  • This notification is in addition to the existing AROs notified vide Commission’s Notification No. 434/UP-HP/2023(1), dated 20th October, 2023, as amended from time to time.

Impact Analysis

Returning Officers

  • This additional support may improve the efficiency and accuracy of the vote counting process.

Appointed Government Officers

  • The officers will revert to their original roles immediately after the vote counting process is complete.

Election Commission of India

  • This notification demonstrates the Commission's proactive approach to managing the election process.

General Public

  • This can enhance public trust in the electoral system.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The authority responsible for conducting elections in India. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act of Parliament that governs the conduct of elections in India. Section 22 empowers the Election Commission to appoint Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers. Notification No. 434/UP-HP/2023(1), dated 20th October, 2023: The Election Commission's previous notification regarding the appointment of Assistant Returning Officers, which this notification supplements. Uttar Pradesh: The state in which the specified parliamentary constituencies are located. Assistant Returning Officer (ARO): An officer appointed to assist the Returning Officer in the conduct of elections, particularly in the vote counting process.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-28052024-254411 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-28052024-254411 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 125] नई ददल्ली, मगं लर्ार, मई 28, 2024/ज्य ष्े ठ 7, 1946 No. 125] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024/JYAISHTHA 7, 1946 भारत जनर्ाचा न आयोग अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 28 मई, 2024 आ.अ. 134(अ).—लोक प्रजतजनजधत्र् अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 22 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, जनर्ााचन आयोग, एतद्द्वारा समय-समय पर यथासंिोजधत अपनी अजधसूचना सख्ं या 434/उ0प्र0-लो0स0/2023(1), ददनांक 20 अिूबर, 2023, के द्वारा अजधसूजचत मौिूदा सहायक ररटर्ननग अजधकाररयों के अजतररि नीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में यथा-जर्जनर्ददष्ट सरकारी अजधकाररयों को उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में जर्जनर्ददष्ट उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य के लोक सभा जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों के ररटर्ननग अजधकाररयों की, ताजलका के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें उजल्लजखत लोक सभा जनर्ााचन-क्षेत्रों से प्रचजलत सामान्य जनर्ााचन म ें मतगणना से सम्बजन्धत कायों के जनष्पादन में सहायता करन े के जलए, सहायक ररटर्ननग अजधकारी के रूप में जनयुि करता ह ै:- सारणी संसदीय जनर्ाचा न क्षत्रे की क्रम सख्ं या र् सहायक ररटर्ननग आदिसर नाम 1 2 39-प्रतापगढ़ 13. उप जिलाजधकारी (न्याजयक), लालगंि 14. उप जिलाजधकारी (न्याजयक), पट्टी 3257 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] 15. तहसीलदार (न्याजयक), सदर, प्रतापगढ़ 16. अपर उप जिलाजधकारी जद्वतीय 17. उप जनदेिक, कृजि प्रसार, प्रतापगढ़ 75-गािीपुर 22. प्रर्िा, मैकेजनकल इंिीजनयर, रािकीय पाजलटे कालेि, गािीपुर 2. उपयुाि अजधकारी उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य म ें लोक सभा सामान्य जनर्ााचन, 2024 की मतगणना प्रदक्रया पूरी होने के तरु न्त बाद सहायक ररटर्ननग अजधकाररयों के रूप म ेंकायारत नहीं रहगें े । [सं. 434/उ.प्र.-लो.स./2023(1)] आदेि से, पर्न दीर्ान, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th May, 2024 O.N. 134(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission, hereby, appoints the officers of the Government specified in Column (2) of the Table below, as the Assistant Returning Officers, in addition to the existing Assistant Returning Officers notified vide Commission’s Notification No. 434/UP-HP/2023(1), dated 20th October, 2023, as amended from time to time, to assist the Returning Officers of the Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Uttar Pradesh, as specified in the Column (1) of the said Table, for the execution of their works with respect to the counting of votes for the ongoing General Elections from the Parliamentary Constituencies mentioned in Column (1) of the Table:- TABLE Number & Name of Parliamentary Assistant Returning Officer Constituency 1 2 39-Pratapgarh 13. Sub Divisional Officer (Judicial), Lalganj 14. Sub Divisional Officer (Judicial), Patti 15. Tehsildar (Judicial), Sadar, Pratapgarh 16. Additional Sub Divisional Officer Second 17. Deputy Director, Agriculture Extension, Pratapgarh 75-Ghazipur 22. Lecturer, Mechanical Engineer, Government Polytechnic College, Ghazipur 2. The above officers shall cease to function as Assistant Returning Officers immediately after the completion of process of Counting of Votes in the ongoing General Elections, 2024 in the State of Uttar Pradesh. [No. 434/UP-HP/2023(1)] By Order, PAWAN DIWAN, 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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