**Executive Summary**
This document is an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated July 25, 2025. It contains notifications by the Election Commission of India regarding the appointment of the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025. The notification republishes the Election Commission of India's official orders, dated July 25, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Appointment of Returning Officer**
* The Secretary General, Rajya Sabha, Parliament House, New Delhi, is appointed as the Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
* **Appointment of Assistant Returning Officers**
* Ms. Garima Jain, Joint Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi, is appointed as an Assistant Returning Officer.
* Shri Vijay Kumar, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi, is appointed as an Assistant Returning Officer.
* Both Assistant Returning Officers are appointed to assist the Returning Officer in discharging official functions related to the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
* **Legal Basis**
* The appointments are made in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952).
**Impact Analysis**
**Secretary General, Rajya Sabha, Parliament House, New Delhi**
* **Impact:** Appointed as the Returning Officer for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
* **Action Required:** Execute the duties and responsibilities of the Returning Officer as defined by the relevant election laws and regulations.
**Ms. Garima Jain, Joint Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi, and Shri Vijay Kumar, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi**
* **Impact:** Appointed as Assistant Returning Officers for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
* **Action Required:** Assist the Returning Officer in the discharge of official functions related to the election.
**Election Commission of India**
* **Impact:** Ensuring the smooth and fair conduct of the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025.
* **Action Required:** Oversee the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers in their duties and provide necessary guidance and support.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The primary regulator and issuer of the notification concerning the appointment of election officers.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952: The governing law under which the appointments of returning officers and assistant returning officers are made.
Rajya Sabha: The council of states, whose secretariat members are appointed as election officers.
Chennai: Location of the Secretariat that republished the notification
Vice-Presidential Election: Subject of the appointment for returning officers