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Date: 2026-02-26 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

ECI Notification for appointment of Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers in Biennial Election to the Council of States for 37 seats from 10 States

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Election Commission of India, dated February 26, 2026. It designates Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in various states. This designation is made in consultation with the respective State Governments, following the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Designation of Officers**: * Returning Officers are designated for each specified state, selected from high-ranking officials like Secretaries of Legislative Assemblies or Principal Secretaries of the State Governments. * Assistant Returning Officers are appointed to aid the Returning Officers in performing their duties. * **Legal Basis**: * The notification is issued under Section 21 and subsection (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951). * **Council of States Election**: * The appointments pertain to the biennial election to the Council of States, pursuant to a notification of the President of India published in the Gazette of India on February 26, 2026. * **List of States and Appointed Officers**: * The document includes a table specifying the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer(s) for each state. States listed are: * Maharashtra * Odisha * Tamil Nadu * West Bengal * Assam * Bihar * Chhattisgarh * Haryana * Himachal Pradesh * Telangana **Impact Analysis** **State Election Authorities/Government Officials** * **Impact**: Designated officials are entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the biennial elections to the Council of States. * **Action Required**: The designated Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers must prepare for and execute their duties in accordance with the Election Commission's guidelines and the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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Representation of the People Act, 1951: Governs the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of each State, as well as the qualifications of voters and members. Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for administering elections in India, including elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Parliament of India, and this notification concerns the biennial elections to this house. Returning Officer: The officer designated by the Election Commission to conduct the election in each state. Assistant Returning Officer: The officer appointed to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of the Returning Officer's duties during the election.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-H2x6x0x 22026-270493 CG-DLxx-ExG-I2D6E0x2x2x0 26-270493 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, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, फरर्री 26, 2026/फाल्ग िु 7, 1947 No. 03] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026/PHALGUNA 7, 1947 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 26 फरर्री, 2026 आ.अ. 03(अ).—लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिुसरण म ें एर् ं उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, जिर्ााचि आयोग, िीच े की सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें जर्जिर्िाष्ट प्रत्येक राज्य सरकार के परामि ा से 26 फरर्री, 2026 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित भारत के राष्ट्रपजत की अजधसूचिा के अिसु रण म ेंउस राज्य म ेंराज्य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाले जद्वर्ार्षाक जिर्ााचि के संबंध म ेंएतद्द्वारा- (i) िीच े की सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) म ेंजर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्िगिं ऑदफसर के रूप म ें पिाजभजहत करता ह,ै तथा (ii) उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) म ें जर्जिर्िाष्ट अजधकारी(यों) को ररटर्िगिं ऑदफसर के कृत्यों के जिष्पािि म ें सहायता के जलए, सहायक ररटर्िगिं ऑदफसर के रूप म ें जियक्तु करता ह;ै 1427 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] सारणी राज्य ररटर्िगा आदफसर के रुप म ेंपिाजभजहत सहायक ररटर्िगा आदफसर के रुप म ेंजियक्तु अजधकारी अजधकारी (1) (2) (3) महाराष्ट्र डॉ. जर्लास िी. अठार्ले, सजचर्, 1. श्री सुभाष एस. िलार्ड,े संयुक्त सजचर् सह महाराष्ट्र जर्धाि मडं ल सजचर्ालय ओ.एस.डी., महाराष्ट्र जर्धाि मडं ल सजचर्ालय 2. श्रीमती सीमा सजचि तांबे, अर्र सजचर्, महाराष्ट्र जर्धाि मडं ल सजचर्ालय ओजडिा श्री सत्यब्रता राउत, सजचर्, ओजडिा श्री जबद्याधर माझी, संयुक्त सजचर्, ओजडिा जर्धाि जर्धाि सभा सभा तजमलिाडु जथरुमजत आर. िांजत, अपर सजचर्, जथरुमजत पी. थेिमोझी, संयक्तु सजचर्, तजमलिाडु तजमलिाडु जर्धाि सभा सजचर्ालय जर्धाि सभा सजचर्ालय पजिम बंगाल श्री सौमेन्द्र िाथ िास, प्रधाि सजचर्, श्री िीपांकर मडं ल, उप सजचर्, पजिम बंगाल जर्धाि पजिम बंगाल जर्धाि सभा सभा असम श्री रािीब भट्टाचाया, अपर सजचर्, असम श्री प्रिीप हांजडक, ओ.एस.डी. (संयुक्त सजचर्) असम जर्धाि सभा सजचर्ालय जर्धाि सभा सजचर्ालय जबहार श्रीमती ख्याजत ससंह, संयुक्त सजचर्-सह- श्री सुधीर कुमार ससंह, उप सजचर्, जबहार जर्धाि सभा प्रभारी सजचर्, जबहार जर्धाि सभा छत्तीसगढ़ श्री मिीष िमाा, संचालक, छत्तीसगढ़ श्री दििेि जत्रर्ेिी, उप सजचर्, छत्तीसगढ़ जर्धाि सभा जर्धाि सभा हररयाणा श्री पंकि अग्रर्ाल, भा.प्र.स.े, प्रधाि श्री गौरर् गोयल, उप सजचर्, हररयाणा जर्धाि सभा सजचर्, हररयाणा सरकार, कृजष तथा दकसाि कल्याण जर्भाग जहमाचल प्रिेि श्री यि पॉल िमाा, सजचर्, जहमाचल प्रिेि श्री जितेन्द्र ससंह कँर्र, उप सजचर् (जर्जध), जहमाचल जर्धाि सभा प्रिेि जर्धाि सभा तेलगं ािा श्री च.े उपन्द्े र रेड्डी, अपर सजचर्, तले गं ािा श्री ए. सुधाकर, उप सजचर्, तेलगं ािा राज्य जर्धाि राज्य जर्धाि मडं ल मंडल [फा. स.ं 318/रा.स.-मल्टी/2026(2)] आिेि स,े सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th February, 2026 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, 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(s) 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 26th February, 2026: - TABLE States Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer (1) (2) (3) Maharashtra Dr. Vilas G. Athawale, Secretary, 1. Shri. Subhash S. Nalawade, Joint Secretary Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat cum OSD, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat 2. Smt. Seema Sachin Tambe, Under Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat Odisha Shri Satyabrata Rout, Secretary, Odisha Sri Bidyadhar Majhi, Joint Secretary, Odisha Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly Tamil Nadu Tmt. R. Santhi, Additional Secretary, Tamil Tmt. P. Thenmozhi, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Legislative Assembly Secretariat West Bengal Shri Soumendra Nath Das, Principal Shri Dipankar Mondal, Deputy Secretary, West Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Bengal Legislative Assembly Assam Shri Rajib Bhattacharyya, Additional Shri Prodip Handique, OSD (Joint Secretary), Secretary, Assam Legislative Assembly Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat Secretariat Bihar Smt. Khyati Singh, Joint Secretary-cum- Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deputy Secretary, Bihar Secretary-in-Charge, Bihar Legislative Legislative Assembly Assembly Chhattisgarh Shri Manish Sharma, Director, Chhattisgarh Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Deputy Secretary, Legislative Assembly Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Haryana Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, IAS, Principal Secretary Sh. Gaurav Goyal, Deputy Secretary, Haryana to the Government, Haryana, Agriculture & Vidhan Sabha Farmers Welfare Department Himachal Shri Yash Paul Sharma, Secretary, Himachal Sh. Jitender Singh Kanwar, Deputy Secretary Pradesh Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislation) ,Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Telangana Sri Ch. Upender Reddy, Additional Secretary, Sri A Sudhakar, Deputy Secretary, Telangana State Telangana State Legislature Legislature [F. No. 318/CS-Multi/2026(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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