Date: 2021-11-09Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Election Commission Notification for appointment of RO and ARO for bye election to the Council of States from West Bengal to fill seat of Ms Arpita Ghosh
This notification, O.N. 72E, issued by the Election Commission of India on November 9, 2021, designates and appoints officers for the bye-election to the Council of States in West Bengal. In pursuance of Section 21 and subsection 1 of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Shri Supratim Bhattacharya, Secretary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is designated as the Returning Officer. Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint Secretary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his functions. The notification is in reference to the Commission's Notification published in the Gazette of India on November 9, 2021. The order is issued by Suman Kumar Das, Secretary, Election Commission of India; file number F. No. 100CSWB1120212.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The central authority responsible for conducting elections in India, issuing the notification.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assembly of each State.
Council of States: Also known as Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
West Bengal: A state in eastern India, where the bye-election to the Council of States is to be held.
Shri Supratim Bhattacharya: Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, designated as the Returning Officer.
Smt. Swasti Acharya: Joint Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer.
New Delhi: The location where the Election Commission of India issued the notification.
Gazette of India: The official government gazette where the Commission's Notification was published.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 70] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, िर्म्बर 9, 2021/कार्ततक 18, 1943
No. 70] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021/KARTIKA 18, 1943
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल् ली, 9 िर्म्बर, 2021
आ.अ. 72(अ).––लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम ् 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिसु रण म ें और धारा 22
की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग, पजिम बंगाल राज्य सरकार के परामि ा
स े एतद्द्वारा तारीख 09 िर्म्बर, 2021 को राज्य के िासकीय रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित आयोग की अजधसूचिा के अिुसरण म ें
इस राज्य से राज्य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाल ेउप जिर्ााचि के संबधं में एततद्वारा-
(।) िीच ेकी सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ेंजर्जिर्दिष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्निग आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत करता है; और
(।।) उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जर्जिर्दिष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्निग आदिसर की उसके कृत्यों के पालि म ेंसहायता के
जलए सहायक ररटर्निग आदिसर जियुि करता ह।ै
सारणी
ररटर्निग आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत अजधकारी सहायक ररटर्निग आदिसर के रूप म ेंजियिु अजधकारी
(1) (2)
श्री सुप्रजतम भट्टाचाया, सजचर्, पजिम बंगाल, जर्धाि श्रीमती स्ट्र्जस्ट्त आचाया, संयुि सजचर्,
सभा, पजिम बंगाल, जर्धाि सभा,
[िा. सं. 100/रा.स.- पजिम बंगाल/11/2021(2)]
आिेि से,
सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्
6428 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th November, 2021
O.N. 72(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 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 09th November, 2021: -
TABLE
Officer Designated as Officer Appointed as
Assistant Returning Officer
Returning Officer
(1) (2)
Shri Supratim Bhattacharya, Secretary, West Bengal Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint Secretary, West Bengal
Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly
[F. No. 100/CS-WB/11/2021(2)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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