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Date: 02-Jan-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointment of RO and ARO for Biennial Elections to the Council of States from NCT of Delhi

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, has designated and appointed officers for the purpose of conducting the biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in Delhi.
  • This notification specifies the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer for the three biennial elections.

Key Changes

  • Shri Ashish Kundra, IAS, Pr. Secretary – Cum – Commissioner, Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, is designated as the Returning Officer.
  • Shri Neeraj Aggarwal, Deputy Secretary, Delhi Legislative Assembly, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.
  • The notification is issued 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.
  • The notification is related to all three biennial elections to the Council of States to be held in Delhi.

Impact Analysis

Government of NCT of Delhi

  • The Deputy Secretary, Delhi Legislative Assembly, is assigned the responsibility of Assistant Returning Officer, requiring the assembly to facilitate his election-related duties.

Election Commission of India

  • This notification is a step towards the execution of its constitutional mandate to conduct elections.

Members of Council of States (Rajya Sabha)

  • Incumbent members whose terms are expiring will be replaced through this election process.

Political Parties and Candidates

  • Candidates will need to engage with the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer for filing nominations and other election-related procedures.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Election Commission of India should monitor the election process to ensure its fairness and transparency.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi: The local government of Delhi. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act of Parliament that governs the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislatures. Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Parliament of India. Returning Officer: The officer responsible for conducting elections in a particular constituency. Assistant Returning Officer: The officer who assists the Returning Officer in the performance of his functions.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-02012024-251059 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-02012024-251059 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.ं 03] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, ििर्री 2, 2024/पौष 12, 1945 No. 03] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024/PAUSHA 12, 1945 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 2 ििर्री , 2024 आ.अ. 03(अ).—लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिुसरण में एर्ं उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों को प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग राष्ट्रीय रािधािी क्षेत्र दिल्ली सरकार के परामिा से 02 ििर्री, 2024 को भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित आयोग की अजधसूचिा के अिुसरण में राज्य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाले तीिों जद्वर्ार्षाक जिर्ााचिों के संबंध में एतद्द्वारा- (i) िीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (1) में जर्जिर्िष्टा अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग ऑदिसर के रूप में पिाजभजहत करता है, तथा (ii) उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में जर्जिर्िष्टा अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग ऑदिसर के कृत्यों के जिष्पािि में सहायता के जलए, सहायक ररटर्ििंग ऑदिसर के रूप में जियुक्त करता है; सारणी ररटर्िगा आदिसर के रुप म ेंपिाजभजहत अजधकारी सहायक ररटर्िगा आदिसर के रुप म ेंजियक्तु अजधकारी (1) (2) श्री आिीष कु ंद्रा, प्रधाि सजचर्-सह-आयुक्त , पररर्हि जर्भाग, श्री िीरि अरवार्ाल, उप सजचर्, दिल्ली जर्धाि सभा राष् रीय रािधािी क्षेत्र, दिल् ली सरकार [िा. सं. 318/रा.स.-दिल् ली/1-3/2024/(2)] आििे से, सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् 48 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2024 O.N. 03(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 National Capital Territory of Delhi, 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 State in pursuance of the Notification of the President of India, published in the Gazette of India on 02nd January, 2024: - TABLE Officer Designated as Returning Officer Officer Appointed as Assistant Returning Officer (1) (2) Sh. Ashish Kundra, IAS, Pr. Secretary – Cum – Commissioner, Sh. Neeraj Aggarwal, Deputy Secretary, Delhi Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi Legislative Assembly [F. No. 318/CS-DL/1-3/2024(2)] By Order, SUMAN KUMAR DAS, 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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