This notification, issued by the Election Commission of India on July 16, 2025, concerns an amendment to a previous notification (No. 434PBHP20241 dated February 22, 2024) regarding the appointment of an Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) for a Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Punjab. Specifically, it modifies the entry in column 2 of the table appended to the original notification. The amendment replaces the existing entry for the Patiala (PC No. 13) Parliamentary Constituency with "Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dhudan Sadan" as the designated Assistant Returning Officer. This directive is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1 of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951). The order was issued by Ashwani Kumar Mohal, Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The issuing authority of the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The law under which the Election Commission is exercising its powers.
Notification No. 434PBHP20241: A previous notification that is being amended by this notification.
22nd February, 2024: Date of the notification being amended.
Punjab: The State to which the notification relates.
Assistant Returning Officer: Position being appointed or modified by the notification.
Patiala: Parliamentary Constituency for which ARO is being appointed, located in Punjab, India.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
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स.ं 26] िई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, िुलाई 17, 2025/आषाढ़ 26, 1947
No. 26] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025/ASHADHA 26, 1947
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 16 िुलाई, 2025
आ.अ. 26(अ).— लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 22 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग एतद्द्वारा जििेि िेता ह ै दक पंिाब राज्य म ें संसिीय जिर्ााचि-क्षेत्रों के
जलए सहायक ररटर्ििंग अजधकारी (एआरओ) की जियुजि से संबंजधत इसकी अजधसूचिा संख्या 434/पीबी-एचपी/2024(1),
दििांक 22 फरर्री, 2024, समय-समय पर यथा-संिोजधत, म ें जिम्नजलजखत संिोधि दकया िाएगा।
उि अजधसूचिा के साथ सलं ग्न ताजलका के स्ट्तंभ (1) म ेंिी गई मि के सामि ेस्ट्तंभ (2) म ेंजर्द्यमाि प्रजर्जि के स्ट्थाि
पर स्ट्तंभ (2) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत प्रजर्जि प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी :
ताजलका
ससं िीय जिर्ाचा ि-क्षत्रे की स.ं एर् ं िाम सहायक ररटर्िगिं अजधकारी
1 2
13-परटयाला 6. उपप्रभागीय मजिस्ट्रेट, धुिाि सिि
[फा. स.ं 434/पीबी-एचपी/2024 (1)]
आिेि स,े
अश् र्िी कुमार मोहल, सजचर्
4770 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th July, 2025
O.N. 26(E).—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 hereby directs that
the following amendment shall be made in its Notification No. 434/PB-HP/2024(1) dated 22nd February,
2024, as amended from time to time relating to the appointment of Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) for
the Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Punjab.
In column (2) of the table appended to the said Notification for the existing entry in column (2)
against item given in column (1), the following entry shall be substituted:
TABLE
No. & Name of PC Assistant Returning Officer for Parliamentary Constituency
1 2
13-Patiala 6. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dhudan Sadan
[F. No. 434/PB-HP/2024 (1)]
By Order,
ASHWANI KUMAR MOHAL, Secy.
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