Returning Officer for Council Constituencies

Returning Officer for Council Constituencies
Sr.
No.
Name of
Constituency
Extent of Constituency
Designation of Returning
Officers
1 Mumbai
Graduates’
Mumbai City &
Mumbai Suburban
Divisional Commissioner,
Konkan Division
2 Konkan
Division
Graduates’
Thane, Raigad,
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Konkan Division
3 Pune Division
Graduates’
Pune, Solapur, Satara,
Sangli and Kolhapur
districts
Divisional Commissioner, Pune
Division
4 Nashik
Division
Graduates’
Nashik, Ahemadnagar,
Dhule, Jalgaon and
Nandurbar districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Nashik Division
5 Aurangabad
Division
Graduates’
Aurangabad, Jalna,
Beed, Nanded,
Osmanabad, Latur and
Parbhani and Hingoli
districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Aurangabad Division
6 Amravati
Division
Graduates’
Amravati , Akola,
Buldhana, Washim and
Yavatmal districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Amravati Division
7 Nagpur
Division
Graduates’
Nagpur , Bhandara
Wardha,Chandrapur,
Gondiya and
Gadchiroli districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Nagpur Division
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8 Mumbai
Teachers’
Mumbai City &
Mumbai Suburban
Divisional Commissioner,
Konkan Division
9 Konkan
Division
Teachers’’
Thane, Raigad,
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Konkan Division
10 Pune Division
Teachers’
Pune, Solapur, Satara,
Sangli and Kolhapur
districts
Divisional Commissioner, Pune
Division
11 Nashik
Division
Teachers’
Nashik, Ahemadnagar,
Dhule, Jalgaon and
Nandurbar districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Nashik Division
12 Aurangabad
Division
Teachers’
Aurangabad, Jalna,
Beed, Nanded,
Osmanabad, Latur and
Parbhani and Hingoli
districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Aurangabad Division
13 Amravati
Division
Teachers’
Amravati , Akola,
Buldhana, Washim and
Yavatmal districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Amravati Division
14 Nagpur
Division
Teachers’
Nagpur , Bhandara
Wardha,Chandrapur,
Gondiya and
Gadchiroli districts
Divisional Commissioner,
Nagpur Division
15 Mumbai
Local
Authorities
Mumbai City and
Mumbai Suburban
Districts
Collector and District Election
Officer, Mumbai City
16 Dhule-cum-
Nandurbar
Local
Dhule and Nandurbar
Districts
Collector and District Election
Officer, Dhule
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Authorities
17 Jalgaon
Local
Authorities
Jalgaon District Collector and District Election
Officer, Jalgaon
18 Nashik
Local
Authorities
Jalgaon District Collector and District Election
Officer, Nashik
19 Thane
Local
Authorities
Thane District Collector and District Election
Officer, Thane
20 Ahemadnagar
Local
Authorities
Ahemadnagar District Collector and District Election
Officer, Ahemadnagar
21 Raigad-cum-
Ratnagiricum-
Sindhudurg
Local
Authorities
Raigad, Ratnagiri and
Sindhudurg Districts
Collector and District Election
Officer, Ratnagiri
22 Pune
Local
Authorities
Pune District Collector and District Election
Officer, Pune
23 Kolhapur
Local
Authorities
Kolhapur District Collector and District Election
Officer, Kolhapur
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24 Sangli-cum-
Satara
Local
Authorities
Sangli and Satara
District
Collector and District Election
Officer, Sangli
25 Solapur
Local
Authorities
Solapur District Collector and District Election
Officer, Solapur
26 Osmanabadcum-
Latur-
Beed
Local

Authorities
Osmanabad, Latur and
Beed District
Collector and District Election
Officer, Osmanabad
27 Aurangabadcum-
Jalna
Local
Authorities
Osmanabad, Latur and
Beed District
Collector and District Election
Officer, Aurangabad
28 Parbhani –
cum-Hingoli
Local
Authorities
Parbhani and Hingoli
District
Collector and District Election
Officer, Parbhani
29 Nanded
Local
Authorities
Nanded District Collector and District Election
Officer, Nanded
30 Akola –cum-
Buldhanacum
Washim
Local
Authorities
Akola, Buldhan and
Washim District
Collector and District Election
Officer,Akola
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31 Amravati
Local
Authorities
Constituencies
Amravati District Collector and District Election
Officer, Amravati
32 Yavatmal
Local
Authorities
Constituencies
Yavatmal District Collector and District Election
Officer, Yavatmal
33 Nagpur Local
Authorities
Constituencies
Nagpur District Collector and District Election
Officer, Nagpur
34 Bhandara -
Cum-Gondiya
Local
Authorities
Constituencies
Bhandara and Gondiya
districts
Collector and District Election
Officer, Bhandara
35 Wardha-cum-
Chandrapurcum-
s
Gadchiroli
Local
Authorities
Constituencies
Wardha, Gadchiroli
and Chandrapur
districts
Collector and District Election
Officer, Chandrapur
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DOs AND DON’TS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE CANDIDATE AND POLITICAL
PARTIES TO BE OBSERVED FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON AN ELECTION
AND UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCESS OF ELECTION
DO’S
(1) Ongoing programmes may continue.
(2) The clarification/approval of the Election Commission of India/Chief Electoral
Officer of your State should be obtained in case of doubt.
(3) Relief and rehabilitation measures to the people in areas affected by floods, drought,
pestilence, and other natural calamities, should commence and continue.
(4) Grant of cash or medical facilities to terminally or critically ill persons can continue
with appropriate approvals.
(5) Public places like maidans must be available impartially to all
parties/contesting candidates for holding election meetings. So also use of helipads
must be available impartially to all parties/contesting candidates.
(6) Rest houses, dak bungalows and other Government accommodation should be
available to all political parties and contesting candidates on an equitable basis.
(7) Criticism of other political parties and candidates should relate to their policies,
programmes, past record and work.
(8) The right of every individual for peaceful and undisturbed home life should be fully
safeguard.
(9) No obstructions shall be created against meeting and processions organized y other
parties.
(10) The local police authorities should be fully informed of the venue and time for the
proposed meetings well in time and all necessary permissions taken.
(11) If there are any restrictive or prohibitory orders in force in the place of the proposed
meeting they shall be fully respected. Exemption, if necessary, must be applied for and
obtained well in time.
(12) Permission must be obtained for the use of loudspeakers or any other such facilities
for proposed meeting.
(13) The assistance of the police should be obtained in dealing with persons disturbing
meeting or otherwise creating disorder.
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(14) The time and place of starting of any procession, the route to be followed and the
time and place at which the procession will terminate should be settled in advance and
advance permissions obtained from the police authorities.
(15) The existence of any restrictive orders in force in the localities through which the
procession has to pass should be ascertained and fully complied with. So also all traffic
regulations and other restrictions.
(16) The passage of the procession must be without hindrance to traffic.
(17) Processionist shall not carry any articles which are capable of being misused as
missiles or weapons.
(18) Co-operation should be extended to all election officials at all times to ensure
peaceful and orderly poll.
(19) Badges or Identity cards must be displaced by workers.
(20) Identity Slips issued to voters shall be on plain (White) papers and not contain
any symbol, name of the candidate or name of the party.
(21) Restrictions on plying of vehicles on poll day shall be fully obeyed.
(22) No one without a specific valid authority letter from the Election Commission can
enter any polling booth at any time. No functionary however highly placed (e.g. Chief
Minister, Minister, MP or MLA etc.) is exempt from this.
(23) Complaint or problem regarding the conduct of elections shall be brought to
the notice of the observer appointed by the Commissioner/Returning Officer/Zonal/Sector
Magistrate/Election Commission of India.
(24) Directions/Orders/Instructions of the Election Commission, the Returning Officer,
the District Election Officer shall be obeyed in all matters related to various aspects of
election.
DON’TS
(1) Please do not make use of official vehicles or personnel or machinery for
electioneering work. Official ‘Vehicles’ include (a) trucks, (b) lorries, (c) tempos, (d) jeeps,
(e) cars, (f) auto-rickshaws, (g) buses, (h)aircrafts, (i) helicopters, (j) ships, (k) boats, (l)
hovercrafts and all other vehicles belongings to the (1) Central Government, (2) State
Government, (3) Public Undertakings of the Central and State Government, (4) Joint Sector
Undertakings of Central Government and State Government, (5) Local Bodies, (6)
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Municipal Corporations, (7) Municipalities, (8) Marketing Boards (by whatever name
known), (9) Co-operative Societies, (10) Autonomous District Councils or (11) Any other
body in which public funds, however small a portion of the total, are invested and also (12)
Those belonging to the Ministry of Defence and the Central Police Organisations under the
Ministry of Home Affairs and State Government.
(2) Please do not issue any advertisements at the cost of the public exchequer regarding
achievements of the Party/Government in power.
(3) Announcements of any financial grants, laying of foundation stones, making of
promise of construction of new roads, etc. shall not be made.
(4) No adhoc appointments in Governments/Public Undertakings shall be made.
(5) No Minister shall enter any polling station or the place of counting unless he is a
candidate or an authorized agent, as a voter only for voting.
(6) Official work should not at all be mixed with campaigning/ election meeting.
(7) No inducement, financial or otherwise, shall be offered to a voter.
(8) Caste/Communal feelings of the electors shall not be appealed to.
(9) No activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or
cause tension between different castes, communities or religious or linguistic group shall
be attempted.
(10) No aspect of the private life, not connected with the public activities, of the leaders or
workers of other parties shall be permitted to be criticized.
(11) Other parties or their workers shall not be criticized based on unverified
allegations or on distortions.
(12) Temples, Mosques, Churches, Gurudwaras or any place of worship shall not be
used as places for election propaganda, including speeches, posters, music etc. on
electioneering.
(13) Activities which are corrupt practices or electoral offences such as bribery, undue
influence, intimidation of voters, personation, canvassing within 100 meters of a
polling station, holding of public meetings during the period of 48 hours ending with
the hour fixed for the close of the poll and conveyance of voters to and from polling
stations are prohibited.
(14) Demonstrations or picketing before the houses of individuals by way of protesting
against their opinion or activities shall not be resorted to.
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(15) No one can make use of any individual’s land, building, compound wall etc.
without his permission for erecting flat staffs, putting up banners, pasting notices or
writing slogans etc. This included private and public premises.
(16) No disturbances shall created in public meetings organized by other political parties
or candidates.
(17) Processions along places at which meeting are being held by another party shall not
be undertaken.
(18) Posters issued by other parties and candidates shall not be disturbed.
(19) Posters, flags, symbols or any other propaganda material should not be displayed
in the place being used on the day of poll or distribution of identity slips or near polling
booths.
(20) Loudspeakers whether static or mounted on moving vehicles shall not be used
either before 6 a.m. or till mid night and without the prior written permission of the
authorities concerned.
(21) Loudspeakers shall also not be used at public meetings and processions without
the prior written permission of the authorities concerned. Normally, such meetings/
processions will not be allowed to continue beyond 10.00 p.m. in the night and will be
further subject to the local laws, local perceptions of the security requirements of the area
and other relevant considerations like weather conditions, festival season, examination
period etc.
(22) No liquor should be distributed during elections.
Note : The above list of ‘Dos’ and ‘Don’ts’ is only illustrative and not exhaustive and is not
intended to substitute any other detailed orders, directions/instructions on the above subjects,
which must be strictly observed and followed.
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