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Date: 03-Dec-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointment of RO and ARO for the Bye election to the Council of States from West Bengal

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Election Commission of India designates the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer for the upcoming bye-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in West Bengal.
  • The notification is issued in pursuance of Section 21 and sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and in consultation with the Government of West Bengal.

Key Changes

  • Shri Sukumar Ray, Principal Secretary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is designated as the Returning Officer.
  • Shri Santanu Das, Deputy Secretary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.
  • The notification is related to a bye-election to the Council of States, which is being held in accordance with a previous notification published on 03rd December 2024.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • General Public of West Bengal: The public is indirectly impacted as this notification is a step towards filling a vacant seat in the Rajya Sabha, which represents the state in the parliament.

Action Items

  • Candidates contesting the election should be informed about the designated officers and the election schedule.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The primary legislation governing elections in India. Government of West Bengal: The state government which was consulted for this notification. West Bengal Legislative Assembly: The state legislative body from which the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer have been appointed. Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Parliament of India to which the bye-election is being conducted.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 ससीी..जजीी..--डडीी..एएलल..--अअ..--0033112222002244--225599111199 xxxGIDHxxx CCGG--DDLL--EE--0033112222002244--225599111199 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.ं 199] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, दिसम्ब र 3, 2024/ अग्रहायण 12, 1946 No. 199] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024/AGRAHAYANA 12, 1946 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 3 दिसम् बर, 2024 आ. अ. 210(अ).—लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम ् 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिुसरण म ें और धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए जिर्ााचि आयोग, पजिम बगं ाल राज्य सरकार के परामि ा स े एतद्द्वारा तारीख 03 दिसम् बर 2024 को राज्य के िासकीय रािपत्र में प्रकाजित आयोग की अजधसूचिा के अिुसरण म ें इस राज्य से राज्य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाल ेउप जिर्ााचि के संबंध में एततद्वारा- (।) िीच ेकी सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ेंजर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत करता है; और (।।) उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग आदिसर की उसके कृत्यों के पालि म ेंसहायता के जलए सहायक ररटर्िगिं आदिसर जियुि करता ह।ै सारणी ररटर्िगिं आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत अजधकारी सहायक ररटर्िगिं आदिसर के रूप म ेंजियिु अजधकारी (1) (2) श्री सुकुमार रे, प्रधाि सजचर्, श्री िांति ुिास, उप सजचर्, पजिम बंगाल जर्धाि सभा पजिम बंगाल जर्धाि सभा [िा. सं. 100/रा.स.- पजिम बगं ाल/18/2024(2)] आिेि स,े 7811 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd December, 2024 O. N. 210(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, in consultation with the Government of the State of West Bengal, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officer, specified 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 the bye-election to the Council of States, to be held in the State in pursuance of the Commission’s Notification, published in the Gazette of India on 03rd December, 2024: - TABLE Officer Designated as Officer Appointed as Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officers (1) (2) Shri Sukumar Ray, Shri Santanu Das, Principal Secretary, Deputy Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly [F.No.- 100/CS-WB/18/2024 (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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