This notification, issued by the Election Commission of India on November 26, 2020, pertains to the bye-election for the Council of States in the State of Bihar. It designates officers responsible for conducting the election, in accordance with Section 21 and subsection 1 of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951). Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, is designated as the Returning Officer. The following officers are appointed as Assistant Returning Officers to assist the Returning Officer: 1. Shri Dhirendra Kumar Jha, Food, Deputy Director, Patna Division, Patna, 2. Shri Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Additional Collector, Patna, 3. Shri Bhudev Rai, Director, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna. The notification number is No. 100CSBR0620202 and was issued by Suman Kumar Das, Secretary. The notification was published in the Gazette of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The Election Commission of India is the constitutional body responsible for administering elections in India.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: A law enacted by the Parliament of India that governs the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of each State.
Government of the State of Bihar: The state government of Bihar, consulted by the Election Commission of India.
Council of States: Also known as Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, where a bye-election is to be held.
Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal: Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, designated as the Returning Officer.
Patna Division, Patna, Bihar: A division within the state of Bihar, India. The Returning Officer is the Commissioner of this division.
Shri Dhirendra Kumar Jha: Food, Deputy Director, Patna Patna Division, Patna, appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
Shri Rajeev Kumar Srivastava: Additional Collector, Patna, appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
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स ं 41] िई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतर्ार, िर्म्ब र 26, 2020/अग्रहायण 5, 1942
No. 41] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 5, 1942
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 26 िर्म्बर, 2020
आ.अ. 41(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 करते हुए भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग, जबहार राज्य सरकार के परामि ा स े
एतद्द्वारा तारीख 26 िर्म्बर, 2020 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 संबंध म ें एतद्द्वारा-
(।) िीच ेकी सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें जर्जिर्दिष्ट अजधकारी को ररटर्निग आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत करता ह;ै और
(।।) उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें जर्जिर्दिष्ट अजधकाररयों 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 संिय कुमार अग्रर्ाल, आयुि, पटिा प्रमंडल, पटिा 1. श्री धीरेन्द्र कुमार झा, उप जिििे क, खाद्य, पटिा प्रमंडल, पटिा
2. श्री रािीर् कुमार श्रीर्ास्ट्तर्, अपर समाहताा, पटिा
3. श्री भूिेर् राय, जिििे क, जबहार जर्धाि सभा, पटिा
आिेि से,
[सं. 100/ रा. स.जबहार /06/2020(2)]
सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्
5780 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th November, 2020
O.N. 41(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 Bihar, hereby-
(i) designates the officer, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to be the Returning Officer; and
(ii) appoint the officers, 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 26th November, 2020: -
TABLE
Officer Designated as Officer Appointed as
Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer
(1) (2)
Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Commissioner, 1. Shri Dhirendra Kumar Jha, Food, Deputy Director, Patna
Patna Division, Patna Division, Patna,
2. Shri Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Additional Collector, Patna,
3. Shri Bhudev Rai, Director, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna
By Order,
[No. 100/CS-BR/06/2020(2)]
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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