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Date: 22-Sep-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointment of Returning Officer for Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal State

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Key Changes

  • Similarly, the District Magistrate of Alipurduar is appointed as the Returning Officer for the Alipurduars (ST) Parliamentary Constituency.
  • The notification lists 42 Parliamentary Constituencies in West Bengal along with the designated Returning Officer for each constituency.
  • The Returning Officers are officers of the Government, typically District Magistrates or Additional District Magistrates.
  • For example, the District Magistrate of Coochbehar is appointed as the Returning Officer for the Coochbehar (SC) Parliamentary Constituency.
  • The Additional District Magistrate (General), Malda is appointed as the Returning Officer for the Maldaha Uttar constituency.

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, has appointed Returning Officers for the Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of West Bengal.
  • This notification supersedes the earlier notification No. 434/ECI/LET/TERR/ES-II/WB-HP/2018 (1) dated 19th December, 2018.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • General Public: This contributes to the proper administration of elections.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Election Commission of India should monitor the performance of the Returning Officers and provide guidance and support as needed.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The authority responsible for conducting elections in India. Government of West Bengal: The state government consulted in the appointment of Returning Officers. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act governing the conduct of elections in India; Section 21 pertains to the appointment of Returning Officers. Returning Officer: The officer responsible for conducting the election in a Parliamentary Constituency. District Magistrate: The administrative head of a district, often appointed as Returning Officer. Additional District Magistrate: An officer assisting the District Magistrate, also appointed as Returning Officer. Notification No. 434/ECI/LET/TERR/ES-II/WB-HP/2018 (1) dated 19th December, 2018: The superseded notification regarding the appointment of Returning Officers.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22092023-248896 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-22092023-248896 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.ं 47] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, जसतम्ब र 22, 2023/भाद्र 31, 1945 No. 47] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023/BHADRA 31, 1945 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 21 जसतम्ब र, 2023 आ.अ. 48(अ).—लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के उपबंधों के अिुसरण म ें और अपिी अजधसूचिा स.ं 434/ईसीआई/पत्र/प्राि.े /ईएस-II/डब्लल्यूबी-एचपी/2018(1), दििांक 19 दिसंबर, 2018 के अजधक्रमण म;ें भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग, पजिम बगं ाल सरकार स े परामि ा करके, एतद्द्वारा, िीच े िी गई ताजलका के स्ट्तंभ (2) म ें यथाजर्जिर्िष्टा सरकार के अजधकारी को, सरकार के ऐसे अजधकारी के सामि े उक्त ताजलका के स्ट्तंभ (1) म ें यथाजर्जिर्िष्टा पजिम बंगाल राज्य म ें संसिीय जिर्ााचि क्षत्रे के जलए ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी के रूप म ेंजियुक्त करता ह ै:- ताजलका संसिीय जिर्ाचा ि क्षत्रे का स.ं और िाम ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी (1) (2) 1-कूच जबहार (अ.िा.) जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, कूच जबहार 2-अलीपुरद्वारस (अ.ि.िा) जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, अलीपुरद्वार 3-िलपाईगुडी (अ.िा) जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, िलपाईगडु ी 4-िार्िाललंग जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, िार्िाललंग 5-रायगंि जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, उत्तर िीिािपरु 6054 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] संसिीय जिर्ाचा ि क्षत्रे का स.ं और िाम ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी (1) (2) 6-बालूरघाट जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, िजक्षण िीिािपुर 7-माल्िहा उत्तर अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, (सामान्य), माल्िहा 8-माल्िहा िजक्षण जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, माल्िहा 9-िंगीपरु अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (I), मुर्ििा ाबाि 10-बहरामपुर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, मुर्िािाबाि 11-मुर्िािाबाि अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (II), मुर्ििा ाबाि 12-कृष्णािगर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, िाजडया 13-रणघाट (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (भूजम सधु ार), िाजडया 14-बिगांर् (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (एलआर), उत्तर 24 परगिा 15-बैरकपुर अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (सामान्य), उत्तर 24 परगिा 16-िमिम अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (कोषागार), उत्तर 24 परगिा 17-बारासात जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, उत्तर 24 परगिा 18-बसीरहाट अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (बसीरहाट), उत्तर 24 परगिा 19-ियिगर(अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, (जर्कास) िजक्षण 24 परगिा 20-मथुरापुर (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (िडे पी), िजक्षण 24 परगिा 21-डायमण्ड हारबर अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (एलआर), िजक्षण 24 परगिा 22-िािर्पुर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, िजक्षण 24 परगिा 23-कोलकाता िजक्षण भूजम अजभलेख एर् ं पयार्ेक्षण जििेिक और संयुक्त भूजम सुधार आयक्तु , पजिम बंगाल 24-कोलकाता उत्तर जिला जिर्ााचि अजधकारी, कोलकाता 25-हार्डा जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, हार्डा 26-उलुबेररया अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (I), हार्डा 27-श्रीरामपुर अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (एलआर), हुगली 28-हुगली जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, हुगली 29-आरामबाग (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (जर्कास), हुगली 30-तामलुक जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, पूर्ा मेिीजिपरु 31-कांथी अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (एलआर), पूर् ा मेिीजिपुर 32-घाटल अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (I), पजिम मेिीजिपुर 33-झाडग्राम (अ.ि.िा.) जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, झाडग्राम 34-मेिीजिपुर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, पजिम मिे ीजिपुर 35-पुरूजलया जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, पुरूजलया 36-बंकुरा जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, बंकुरा[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 संसिीय जिर्ाचा ि क्षत्रे का स.ं और िाम ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी (1) (2) 37-जबििुपुर (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (सामान्य), बंकुरा 38-बधामाि पूर्ा (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (सामान्य), पूर्ा बधामाि 39-बधामाि-िगु ाापुर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, पूर्ा बधामाि 40-आसिसोल जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, पजिम बधामाि 41-बोलपुर (अ.िा.) अपर जिला मजिस्ट्रेट (I), बीरभूम 42-बीरभूम जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, बीरभूम [फा. सं. 434/डब्लल्यूबी-एचपी/2023(1)] आिेि से, राकेि कुमार, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st September, 2023 O.N. 48(E).—In pursuance of provisions of section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and in supersession of its Notification No. 434/ECI/LET/TERR/ES-II/WB-HP/2018 (1) dated 19th December, 2018; the Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, hereby appoints the officer of the Government as specified in column (2) of the Table below as the Returning Officer for the Parliamentary Constituency in the State of West Bengal as specified in the column (1) of the said Table against such officer of the Government :- TABLE No. & Name of Parliamentary Returning Officer Constituency 1 2 1 – Coochbehar (SC) District Magistrate, Coochbehar 2 – Alipurduars (ST) District Magistrate, Alipurduar 3 – Jalpaiguri (SC) District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri 4 – Darjeeling District Magistrate, Darjeeling 5 – Raiganj District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur 6 – Balurghat District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur 7 – Maldaha Uttar Additional District Magistrate (General), Malda 8 – Maldaha Dakshin District Magistrate, Malda 9 – Jangipur Additional District Magistrate (I), Murshidabad 10 – Baharampur District Magistrate, Murshidabad 11 – Murshidabad Additional District Magistrate (II), Murshidabad 12 – Krishnanagar District Magistrate, Nadia 13 – Ranaghat (SC) Additional District Magistrate (Land Reforms), Nadia 14 – Bangaon (SC) Additional District Magistrate (LR), North 24 Parganas 15 – Barrackpur Additional District Magistrate (General), North 24 Parganas4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] No. & Name of Parliamentary Returning Officer Constituency 16 – Dum Dum Additional District Magistrate (Try.), North 24 Parganas 17 – Barasat District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas 18 – Basirhat Additional District Magistrate (Basirhat),North 24 Parganas 19 – Jaynagar (SC) Additional District Magistrate, (Development), South 24 Parganas 20 – Mathurapur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (ZP), South 24 Parganas 21 – Diamond Harbour Additional District Magistrate (LR), South 24 Parganas 22 – Jadavpur District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas Director of Land Records & Surveys and Joint Land Reforms Commissioner, 23 – Kolkata Dakshin West Bengal 24 – Kolkata Uttar Kolkata Electoral District Officer 25 – Howrah District Magistrate, Howrah 26 – Uluberia Additional District Magistrate (I), Howrah 27 – Sreerampur Additional District Magistrate (LR), Hooghly 28 – Hooghly District Magistrate, Hooghly 29 – Arambag (SC) Additional District Magistrate (Development), Hooghly 30 – Tamluk District Magistrate, Purbo Medinipur 31 – Kanthi Additional District Magistrate (LR), Purbo Medinipur 32 – Ghatal Additional District Magistrate (I), Paschim Medinipur 33 – Jhargram (ST) District Magistrate, Jhargram 34 – Medinipur District Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur 35 – Purulia District Magistrate, Purulia 36 – Bankura District Magistrate, Bankura 37 – Bishnupur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (General), Bankura 38 – Bardhaman Purba (SC) Additional District Magistrate (General), Purba Bardhaman 39 – Bardhaman - Durgapur District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman 40 – Asansol District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman 41 – Bolpur (SC) Additional District Magistrate (I), Birbhum 42 – Birbhum District Magistrate, Birbhum [F. No. 434/WB-HP/2023(1)]] By Order, RAKESH KUMAR, 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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