The Election Commission of India issues a notification on October 6, 2025, in New Delhi regarding the three biennial elections to the Council of States in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, following the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The notification designates:
* Sh. Manoj Kumar Pandit, Secretary, Legislative Assembly for UT of Jammu & Kashmir, as the Returning Officer.
* Sh. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Additional Secretary, Legislative Assembly for UT of Jammu & Kashmir, as the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer.
The notification is issued by order of Suman Kumar Das, Secretary. The file number is 318/CS-J&K/1-3/2025(2). This was originally published in the Gazette of India on October 6, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Act used by the Election Commission of India to designate and appoint Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers.
Election Commission of India: The primary issuing authority for the notification regarding appointment of Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers.
Jammu & Kashmir: The Union Territory where the Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers are being appointed for elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 45] िई दिल्ली, सोमर्ार, अक्त बू र 6, 2025/आजश्र् ि 14, 1947
No. 45] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025/ASVINA 14, 1947
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 6 अक्त बू र, 2025
आ. अ. 45(अ).— लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिुसरण में एर् ं उक्त
अजधजियम की धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों को प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग िम्मू-कश्मीर
संघ राज्यक्षेत्र सरकार के परामिा से 06 अक्तूबर, 2025 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित आयोग की अजधसूचिा के
अिुसरण म ेंराज्य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाल े तीिों जद्वर्ार्षाक जिर्ााचिों के संबंध म ेंएतद्द्वारा-
(i) िीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (1) म ेंजर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्िगिं ऑदिसर के रूप में पिाजभजहत करता ह,ै तथा
(ii) उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में जर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग ऑदिसर के कृत्यों के जिष्पािि में सहायता के जलए,
सहायक ररटर्ििंग ऑदिसर के रूप में जियक्तु करता ह;ै
6659 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
सारणी
ररटर्िगा आदिसर के रुप म ेंपिाजभजहत अजधकारी सहायक ररटर्िगा आदिसर के रुप म ेंजियक्तु अजधकारी
(1) (2)
श्री मिोि कुमार पजं डत, श्री जबलाल अहमि भट,
सजचर्, अपर सजचर्,
िम्मू-कश्मीर संघ राज्यक्षेत्र की जर्धािसभा िम्मू-कश्मीर संघ राज्यक्षेत्र की जर्धािसभा
[िा.सं. 318/रा.स.-ि&े के/1-3/2025(2)]
आिेि से,
सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th October, 2025
O.N. 45(E).— In pursuance of Section 21, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
Section 22, of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India, in
consultation with the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, hereby-
(i) designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the said TABLE to be the
Returning Officer; and
(ii) appoints the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE, to be the
Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his functions;
in respect of all three biennial elections to the Council of States, to be held in that Union Territory in pursuance of the
Notifications of the President of India, published in the Gazette of India on 06th October, 2025: -
TABLE
Officer Designated as Officer Appointed as
Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer
(1) (2)
Sh. Manoj Kumar Pandit, Sh. Bilal Ahmad Bhat,
Secretary, Additional Secretary,
Legislative Assembly for UT of Legislative Assembly for UT of
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir
[F.No. 318/CS-J&K/1-3/2025(2)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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