This notification, O.N. 41E, issued by the Election Commission of India on August 5, 2025, concerns the appointment of Assistant Returning Officers for the Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry. This action is taken in pursuance of subsection 1 of section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and supersedes the earlier notification no. 434PUDU20232, dated July 24, 2023, as amended. The notification, issued in consultation with the Government of Puducherry, enlists eighteen officers of the Government to assist the Returning Officer in performing their functions. The listed officers, along with their designated ERO (Electoral Registration Officer) numbers, include: 1) Deputy District Election Officer, Puducherry; 2) Sub Collector Deputy Collector Revenue South, Villianur, Puducherry EROI; 3) Director of Survey Land Records, Puducherry EROII; 4) Block Development Officer Villianur, Puducherry EROIII; 5) Deputy Labour Commissioner, Labour Department, Puducherry EROIV; 6) Director, Adidravidar Welfare Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Puducherry EROV; 7) Commissioner, Oulgaret Municipality, Puducherry EROVI; 8) Commissioner, Pondicherry Municipality, Puducherry EROVII; 9) Deputy Transport Commissioner, Puducherry EROVIII; 10) Sub Collector Deputy Collector Revenue North, Puducherry EROIX; 11) Block Development Officer Ariankuppam, Puducherry EROX; 12) Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Puducherry EROXI; 13) Director, Department of Women Child Development, Puducherry EROXII; 14) Deputy Director of Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs, Karaikal EROXIII; 15) Deputy Collector Revenue, Karaikal EROXIV; 16) Block Development Officer, Karaikal EROXV; 17) Regional Administrator, Mahe EROXVI; 18) Regional Administrator, Yanam EROXVII. The notification is issued under the order of Lata Tripathi, Secretary, Election Commission of India, and carries file number F. No. 434PUDU20252.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The organization responsible for appointing Assistant Returning Officers.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: A law referenced in the notification related to the appointment of officers.
Government of Puducherry: The government consulted by the Election Commission of India for officer appointments.
Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency: The specific constituency where the Assistant Returning Officers will perform their functions.
New Delhi: Location of the Election Commission of India, where the notification was issued.
Karaikal: A region within the Union Territory of Puducherry, where some Assistant Returning Officers are appointed.
Mahe: A region within the Union Territory of Puducherry, where a Regional Administrator is appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
Yanam: A region within the Union Territory of Puducherry, where a Regional Administrator is appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 41] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, जसतम्ब र 12, 2025/भाद्र 21, 1947
No. 41] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025/BHADRA 21, 1947
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 5 अगस्ट्त, 2025
आ.अ. 41(अ).— लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम,1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 22 की उप-धारा (1) के प्रार्धािों
के अिुसरण म,ें और समय-समय पर यथा-संिोजधत अपिी पूर्ा की अजधसूचिा स.ं 434/पीयडू ीय/ू 2023(2),
दििांक 24.07.2023 के अजधक्रमण म,ें भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग पुडुचेरी सरकार के परामिा स,े एतिद्वारा, पडु ुचेरी संघ राज्य-
क्षत्रे म ें पुडुचरे ी संसिीय जिर्ााचि-क्षत्रे के ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी की उिके काय-ा जिष्पािि म ें सहायता करि े के जलए सरकार के
जिम्नजलजखत अजधकाररयों को सहायक ररटर्ििंग अजधकाररयों के रूप म ेंजियुक्त करता ह:ै-
क्र.स. सहायक ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी
1 जडप्टी जिला जिर्ााचि अजधकारी, पडु ुचेरी
2 उप-कलेक्टर/जडप्टी कलेक्टर रािस्ट्र् (िजक्षण), जर्जल्लयािूर, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-I)
3 जििेिक, सर्ेक्षण एर् ं भूजम अजभलेख पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-II)
4 खंड जर्कास अजधकारी (जर्जल्लयािूर), पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-III)
5 उप श्रम आयक्तु , श्रम जर्भाग, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-IV)
6 जििेिक,आदिद्रजर्ड़ कल्याण एर् ं अिुसूजचत िििाजत कल्याण जर्भाग, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-V)
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7 आयुक्त, औलगरेट िगर पाजलका, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-VI)
8 आयुक्त, पांजडचरे ी िगर पाजलका, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-VII)
9 उप पररर्हि आयक्तु , पुडुचरे ी (ईआरओ-VIII)
10 उप-कलेक्टर/जडप्टी कलेक्टर रािस्ट्र् (उत्तर), पुडुचरे ी (ईआरओ-IX)
11 खंड जर्कास अजधकारी (अररयाकं ुप्पम), पुडुचरे ी (ईआरओ-X)
12 जििेिक, मत्स्ट्य पालि एर् ंमछुआरा कल्याण, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-XI)
13 जििेिक, मजहला एर् ं बाल जर्कास जर्भाग, पडु ुचेरी (ईआरओ-XII)
14 उप जििेिक, िागररक आपूर्त ाएर् ं उपभोक्ता मामल,े कराईकल (ईआरओ-XIII)
15 जडप्टी कलेक्टर (रािस्ट्र्), कराईकल (ईआरओ-XIV)
16 खंड जर्कास अजधकारी, कराईकल (ईआरओ-XV)
17 क्षेत्रीय प्रिासक, माह े(ईआरओ-XVI)
18 क्षेत्रीय प्रिासक, यािम (ईआरओ-XVII)
[फा. स.ं 434/पीयूडीयू/2025(2)]
आिेि स,े
लता जत्रपाठी, सजचर्[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2025
O.N. 41(E).— In pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Representation of the
People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), and in supersession of its earlier notification no. 434/PUDU/2023(2), dated 24.07.2023
as amended from time to time, the Election Commission of India hereby appoints, in consultation with the Government
of Puducherry, following officers of the Government as Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officer of
the Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry in the performance of his functions:-
Sl. No. Assistant Returning Officer
1 Deputy District Election Officer, Puducherry
2 Sub Collector / Deputy Collector Revenue (South), Villianur, Puducherry (ERO-I)
3 Director of Survey & Land Records, Puducherry (ERO-II)
4 Block Development Officer (Villianur), Puducherry (ERO-III)
5 Deputy Labour Commissioner, Labour Department, Puducherry (ERO-IV)
6 Director, Adidravidar Welfare & Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Puducherry (ERO-V)
7 Commissioner, Oulgaret Municipality, Puducherry (ERO-VI)
8 Commissioner, Pondicherry Municipality, Puducherry (ERO-VII)
9 Deputy Transport Commissioner, Puducherry (ERO-VIII)
10 Sub Collector / Deputy Collector Revenue (North), Puducherry (ERO-IX)
11 Block Development Officer (Ariankuppam), Puducherry (ERO-X)
12 Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Puducherry (ERO-XI)
13 Director, Department of Women & Child Development, Puducherry (ERO-XII)
14 Deputy Director of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Karaikal (ERO-XIII)
15 Deputy Collector (Revenue), Karaikal (ERO-XIV)
16 Block Development Officer, Karaikal (ERO-XV)
17 Regional Administrator, Mahe (ERO-XVI)
18 Regional Administrator, Yanam (ERO-XVII)
[F. No. 434/PUDU/2025(2)]
By Order,
LATA TRIPATHI, Secy.
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