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Date: 06-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointment of ROs and AROs in Biennial Election to the Council of States from Goa, West Bengal and Gujarat

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India has issued a notification regarding the biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).
  • The notification designates Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the states of Goa, Gujarat, and West Bengal.

Key Changes

  • The notification, dated July 6, 2023, is issued in pursuance of Section 21 and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
  • For Goa, Smt. Namrata Ulman, Secretary, Goa Legislature Secretariat, is designated as the Returning Officer, and Shri Hercules Noronha, Joint Secretary, Goa Legislature Secretariat, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.
  • For Gujarat, Smt. Reeta Mehta, Secretary (I/C), Gujarat Legislature Secretariat, is designated as the Returning Officer, and Shri M.H. Karangiya, Deputy Secretary, Gujarat Legislature Secretariat, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.
  • For West Bengal, Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint Secretary -cum- Committee Officer, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is designated as the Returning Officer, and Shri Santanu Das, Deputy Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders Affected

  • Citizens of India: Indirectly affected through the democratic process of electing representatives to the Council of States.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Election Commission should ensure wide dissemination of information regarding the election process to all stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. Representation of the People Act, 1951: An Act of the Parliament of India that provides for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the prevention of certain election practices, and other related matters. Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Parliament of India. Goa Legislature Secretariat: The administrative body supporting the legislative assembly of Goa. Gujarat Legislature Secretariat: The administrative body supporting the legislative assembly of Gujarat. West Bengal Legislative Assembly: The legislative assembly of West Bengal.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06072023-247107 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-06072023-247107 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.ं 21] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, िुलाई 6, 2023/आिाढ़ 15, 1945 No. 21] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023/ASHADHA 15, 1945 भारत जनर्ाचा न आयोग अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 6 िुलाई, 2023 आ.अ. 21(अ).—लोक प्रजतजनजधत्र् अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अनुसरण में एर् ं उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत जनर्ााचन आयोग, नीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में जर्जनर्ददष्ट प्रत्येक राज्य सरकार के परामिा से 06 िुलाई, 2023 को भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित माननीय राष्ट्रपजत की अजधसूचना के अनुसरण म ेंराज्य सभा के जलए होन े र्ाल ेजद्वर्ार्षिक जनर्ााचन के संबंध म ेंएतद्द्वारा- (i) नीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में जर्जनर्ददष्ट अजधकाररयों को ररटर्ननग ऑदिसर के रूप में पदाजभजहत करता ह,ै तथा (ii) उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) में जर्जनर्ददष्ट अजधकाररयों को ररटर्ननग ऑदिसर के कृत्यों के जनष्पादन में सहायता के जलए, सहायक ररटर्ननग ऑदिसर के रुप म ेंजनयुक्त करता ह;ै सारणी राज्य ररटर्षनग आदिसर के रुप म ेंपदाजभजहत सहायक ररटर्षनग आदिसर के रुप म ेंजनयक्तु अजधकारी अजधकारी (1) (2) (3) गोर्ा श्रीमती नम्रता उलमान, सजचर्, श्री हरक्यलु स नोरोहाहा, संयक्तु सजचर्, गोर्ा जर्धान मंडल सजचर्ालय गोर्ा जर्धानसभा सजचर्ालय 4329 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] गुिरात श्रीमती रीटा महते ा, सजचर् (प्रभारी), श्री एम. एच. करंजगया, उप सजचर्, गुिरात जर्धान मडं ल सजचर्ालय गुिरात जर्धान मडं ल सजचर्ालय पजिम बंगाल श्रीमती स्ट्र्जस्ट्त आचाया, संयक्तु सजचर्-सह- श्री िांतन ुदास, उप सजचर्, सजमजत अजधकारी, पजिम बगं ाल जर्धान सभा पजिम बंगाल जर्धान सभा [िा. सं. 318/रा.स.-मल्टी/2023 (2)] आदेि से, सुमन कुमार दास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2023 O.N. 21(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 each of the States, specified in the column (1) of the TABLE below, hereby- (i) designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE to be the Returning Officer; and (ii) appoints the officer(s), specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said TABLE, to be the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his/her functions; in respect of the biennial election 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 06th July, 2023: - TABLE States Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer (1) (2) (3) Goa Smt. Namrata Ulman, Secretary, Shri Hercules Noronha, Joint Secretary, Goa Legislature Secretariat Goa Legislature Secretariat. Gujarat Smt. Reeta Mehta, Secretary (I/C), Gujarat Shri M.H. Karangiya, Deputy Secretary, Legislature Secretariat Gujarat Legislature Secretariat West Bengal Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint Secretary -cum- Shri Santanu Das, Deputy Secretary, West Committee Officer, Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly. [F. No. 318/CS-Multi/2023(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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