Gazette of DNH And DD, No. 120, 29 September 2025

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भारत सरकार / Government of India

सरकारी राजपत्र OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधधकरण द्वारा प्रकाधशत / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY

Daman 29th September, 2025 7 Asvina, 1947 (Saka) No. : 120

UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Office of the Joint Director (PE & ME), Collectorate,

Daman

No. 01/06/Appt. of ROAROs/DMN/2025/37 Dated : 29/09/2025

Subject :- Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Schedule Tribes, Women belong to these castes/Tribes and women in Daman Municipal Council, Silvassa Municipal Council and Panchayati Raj Institutions in all the districts of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu- reg

7-11/EC/DNHⅅ/2025 dated 29.09.2025 and Notification No. 7-11/EC/DNHⅅ/2025(A) dated 29.09.2025 received from the Secretary to Election Commissioner for UTs, New Delhi is hereby published in the Official Gazette of the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for kind information.

Sd/– (Ashish Mohan) Joint Director (PE & ME) UT of DNH & DD DamanEXTRAORDINARY No. 120 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 2 ELECTION COMMISSION Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, F-Block, 1st Floor, M.S. Apartments, K. G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001

No.7-11/EC/DNHⅅ/2025 Dated the 29th September, 2025

ORDER

Whereas, the Administrator of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has determined the total number of seats (including the Sarpanch) for each Gram Panchayat and each District Panchayat in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu vide Notification No JS/PRI/GPDP/SN/DELI/2025/299 dated 7th August 2025;

And whereas, Rule 3 (1) (b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2023 provides that wards in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, women belonging to these castes or tribes and Women shall, as far as practicable, be distributed in different wards of Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats, and they shall be rotated by the Commission by draw of lots so that it is ensured that seats are so reserved in all wards of Gram Panchayat and the District Panchayat, as the case be, before such reservation is made in respect of a ward for the second time.

And whereas, in compliance thereto, a draw of lots was held at Conference Hall, Circuit House, Jalandhar Beach, Diu in respect of Gram Panchayats & District Panchayat in Diu District on 22nd September, 2025. Similar draw of lots were held at Vivekananda Hall, Nani Daman on 23rd September, 2025 in respect of Gram Panchayats & District Panchayat in Daman District as well as at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, Silvassa on 24th September, 2025 in respect of Gram Panchayats & District Panchayat in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District, in the presences of representatives of Political Parties and other interested in the subject to identify the seats reserved for Women, the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women belonging to these Castes or Tribes in Gram Panchayats, offices of Sarpanches of the Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats;

Now, therefore, consequent to the draw of lots and in pursuance of sub-section(5) of 12 and sub-section (5) of Section 55 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012 read with Rule 3 (1) (b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2023, the Election Commission hereby allots the seats reserved for Women, the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women belonging to these Castes or Tribes in the Gram Panchayats, offices of Sarpanches of the Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats in all the districts of UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as shown in the Schedules- "A to I", appended to this order respectively for the forthcoming General Election.

Sd/–

(SUDHANSHU PANDEY)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Diu District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Diu District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

[Election Commission's Order No.7-11/EC/DNHⅅ/2025, dated 29.09.2025]

Schedule "C"

Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Diu

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Daman District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Daman

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Daman

District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

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ELECTION COMMISSION Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, F-Block, 1st Floor, M.S. Apartments, K. G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001

No.7-11/EC/DNHⅅ/2025 (A) Dated the 29th September, 2025

ORDER

Whereas, the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has determined the total number of seats and the seats to be reserved for Women, the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Women belonging to these castes/tribes in Daman Municipal Council and Silvassa Municipal Council, vide Notification No. UD/DNH/Muni/Res./Women/99/2017/42 dated 5th October 2020;

And whereas, Rule 3(1)(b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Election) Rules, 2025 provides that wards in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Women belonging to these castes or tribes or Women shall, as far as practicable, be distributed in different wards of each Council;

And whereas, Rule 3(1) (c) of said rules provides that the seats reserved under clause (b) may be rotated by the Commission by draw of lots separately for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Women so that it is ensured that seats are so reserved in favour of such Castes, Tribes or Women in all the wards before such reservation is made in respect of a ward for the second time for that category:

And whereas, in compliance thereof, a draw of lots was held in the Vivekananda Auditorium, Nani Daman on 23rd September 2025 for Daman Municipal Council and a similar draw of lots was held at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, Silvassa on 24th September 2025 for Silvassa Municipal Council, in the presence of representatives of political parties and others interested in the subject;

Now, therefore, consequent to the draw of lots and in pursuance of Section 10 (4) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004 read with Rule 3(1) (b) & (c) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Electron) Rules 2025, the Election Commission hereby allots the seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, women belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and Wornen in Daman Municipal Council and Silvassa Municipal Council in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as shown in Schedule- A & B append to this order respectively, for the forthcoming General Elections.

Sd/– (SUDHANSHU PANDEY)

Election Commissioner

Reservation of seats in Daman Municipal Council

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

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