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Date: 14-Aug-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification for appointment of RO and ARO for By election to the Council of State from Rajasthan

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Election Commission of India (ECI), issued on August 14, 2024, designates and appoints officers for a by-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in Rajasthan.

Key Changes

  • Shri Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Principal Secretary of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, is designated as the Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha by-election in Rajasthan.
  • Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Deputy Secretary (Administration and Table) of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, is appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer.
  • The appointments are made in pursuance of Section 21 and under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
  • The notification follows a previous ECI notification published in the Gazette of India on August 14, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Election Process

  • Provides clarity on the roles and responsibilities of the designated Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer.

Impact on Designated Officers

  • Requires them to perform their duties as per the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Impact on Rajasthan Government

  • Supports the ECI in fulfilling its mandate of conducting free and fair elections.

Suggested Action Items

  • The ECI should monitor the conduct of the by-election and ensure compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India (ECI): The body responsible for conducting elections in India. Issued this notification designating and appointing election officials. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The primary law governing elections in India. Sections 21 and 22 are referenced in this notification regarding the appointment of election officials. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly: The state legislative assembly of Rajasthan. The Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer are drawn from this body. Government of Rajasthan: Consulted by the ECI in the appointment of election officials. Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Indian Parliament. This notification concerns a by-election to fill a vacancy in this body from Rajasthan.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-14082024-256382 xxxGIDExxx CG-DL-E-14082024-256382 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 171] िई दिल्ली, बुधर्ार, अगस्ट्त 14, 2024/श्रार्ण 23, 1946 No. 171] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024/SHRAVANA 23, 1946 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 14 अगस्ट्त , 2024 आ.अ.182(अ).—लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम् 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 21 के अिुसरण में और धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए जिर्ााचि आयोग, रािस्ट्थ ाि राय य सरकार के परामिा से एतद्वारारा तारीख 14 अगस्ट् त 2224 को राय य के िासकीय रािपत्र में प्रकाजित आयोग की अजधसूचिा के अिुसरण में इस राय य से राय य सभा के जलए होिे र्ाले उप जिर्ााचि के संबंध में एततद्वारा- (।) िीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में जर्जिर्िष्टा अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग आदिसर के रूप में पिाजभजहत करता है; और (।।) उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जर्जिर्िष्टा अजधकारी को ररटर्ििंग आदिसर की उसके कृत्यों के पालि में सहायता के जलए सहायक ररटर्ििंग आदिसर जियुि करता है। सारणी ररटर्िगिं आदिसर के रूप म ेंपिाजभजहत अजधकारी सहायक ररटर्िगिं आदिसर के रूप म ेंजियिु अजधकारी (1) (2) श्री महार्ीर प्रसाि िमाा, श्री संिीर् कुमार िमाा, प्रमुख सजचर्, उप सजचर् (प्रिासि एर्ं सिि), रािस्ट्थाि जर्धाि सभा रािस्ट्थाि जर्धाि सभा [िा. सं. 122/रा.स.-रािस्ट्थ ाि/11/2224(2)] आििे से, सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् 5171 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14h August, 2024 O. N. 182(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 the State of Rajasthan, 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 14th August, 2024: - TABLE Officer Designated as Officers Appointed as Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officers (1) (2) Shri Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary, Deputy Secretary (Administration and Table), Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Rajasthan Legislative Assembly [F. No. 100/CS-RJ/11/2024 (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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