भारत सरकार / Government of India

Daman 03^rd October, 2025 11 Asvina, 1947 (Saka) No. : 122

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/2025/42

Dated: 03/10/2025

Subject:

Appointment of the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officer after the

merger of both the erstwhile UTs of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Forwarding of notification reg

With reference to the subject cited above a copy of Commission’s Notification No.

7- 7/EC/DNH&DD/2025 dated 01.10.2025 and Notification No. 7/EC/DNH&DD/2025 (A) dated

01.10.2025 received from the Secretary to Election Commissioner for UTs, New Delhi is hereby

published in the Official Gazette of the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for kind

information, please

Sd/–

(Ashish Mohan)

Joint Director (PE & ME)

UT of DNH & DD

Daman

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

EXTRAORDINARY No. 122 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD

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ELECTION COMMISSION

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

F-Block, 1^st Floor, M.S. Apartments,

K.G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.

Dated the 1^st October, 2025

NOTIFICATION

No.7-7/EC/DNH&DD/2025: In exercise of the powers conferred on it under Rule 24 and 25

of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2023 and

in supersession of all its previous notifications regarding appointment of Returning Officers and

Assistant Returning Officers, the Election Commission for the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu, hereby appoints, in consultation with the Administrator of the Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the officers mentioned in column (2) of the table below as Returning

Officers and the officers mentioned in column (3) of the table as Assistant Returning Officers for the

wards shown in column (4) against their designation for the forthcoming General Election to Panchayats

in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

District Panchayat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Sr. No

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

Wards of District Panchayat

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Collector, Dadra &

Nagar Haveli

Chief Executive Officer, District

Panchayat, Silvassa

Dadra, Demni, Naroli, Athal,

Kharadpada and Galonda

RDC (Silvassa), DNH

Umarkui,

Kilvani,

Randha,

Samarvarni and Masat

RDC (Khanvel), DNH

Masat-1, Sayli, Rakholi, Karad

and Dapada

Chief

Officer,

Silvassa

Municipal Council, Silvassa

Vasona,

Surangi,

Amboli,

Kherdi and Khanvel

Joint Secretary (Health) DNH &

Rudana,

Dudhani,

Kauncha,

Mandoni and Sindoni

Gram Panchayats, Dadra and Nagar Haveli District

Sr.

Returning Officer(s)

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

All

Wards

(including

Sarpanch)

Gram

Panchayats

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Chief

Executive

Officer,

District

Panchayat, Silvassa

Development

and

Planning

Officer (DP), DNH

Dadra, Demni and Naroli

Mamlatdar (Khanvel), DNH

Athal, Kharadpada and Galonda

2. RDC (Silvassa), DNH 1.

Mamlatdar, Silvassa, DNH

Umarkui, Kilvani and Randha

LRO-1, DNH

Samarvarni and Masat

3. RDC (Khanvel), DNH 1.

Dy. Director of Accounts, DNH

Masat-1, Sayli, and Rakholi

Assistant Director of Education,

DNH

Karad and Dapada

4. Chief

Officer,

Silvassa

Municipal

Council, Silvassa

Principal,

Dr.

BBA

Govt.

Polytechnic, Karad, DNH

Vasona, Surangi and Amboli

CDPO, DNH

Kherdi and Khanvel

5. Joint

Secretary

(Health) DNH & DD

Principal, ITI, DNH

Rudana, Dudhani and Kauncha

Education Officer, Directorate of

Education, SMC, DNH

Mandoni and Sindoni

EXTRAORDINARY No. 122 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD

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District Panchayat, Daman

Sr. No

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

Wards of District Panchayat

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Collector, Daman

Dy. Collector (HQ), Daman

Antiawad,

Ghelwad,

Dabhel,

Kachigam, Somnath and Riganwada

Dy. Collector (Gen), Daman

Patlara,

Damanwada,

Pariyari,

Magarwada, and Varkund

Chief

Officer,

Daman

Municipal Council, Daman

Marwad,

Kadaiya,

Bhimpore,

Dunetha, and Bhenslore

Gram Panchayats, Daman District

Sr.

Returning

Officer(s)

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

All Wards (including Sarpanch) of

Gram Panchayats

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Dy. Collector (HQ),

Daman

Mamlatdar, Daman,

Antiawad,

Ghelwad,

Dabhel,

Kachigam, Somnath and Riganwada

2. Dy. Collector (Gen),

Daman

Principal, Govt. Engineering

College, Daman

Patlara,

Damanwada,

Pariyari,

Magarwada, and Varkund

3. Chief

Officer,

Daman

Municipal

Council, Daman

Block Development Officer,

Daman

Marwad,

Kadaiya,

Bhimpore,

Dunetha, and Bhenslore

District Panchayat, Diu

Sr. No

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

Wards of District Panchayat

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Collector, Diu

Chief Officer, Diu Municipal

Council, Diu

Vanakbara-A,

Vanakbara-B,

Vanakbara-C and Saudwadi-A

Dy. Collector, Diu

Saudwadi-B,

Bucharwada-A,

Bucharwada-B and Zolawadi

Gram Panchayats, Diu District

Sr.

Returning

Officer(s)

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

All Wards (including Sarpanch) of

Gram Panchayats

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Chief Officer, Diu

Municipal Council,

Diu

Mamlatdar, Diu

Maharani Laxmibai and Vanakbara

Executive Engineer, PWD,

Diu

Maharana Pratap and Saudwadi

2. Dy. Collector, Diu

Superintendent, Collectorate,

Diu

Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel

Assistant Engineer, PWD,

Diu

Bucharwada and Zolawadi

As provided under sub-rule (2) of Rule 25 of the said Rules, every Assistant Returning Officer shall

subject to the control of the Returning Officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of

the Returning Officer provided that no Assistant Returning Officer shall perform any of the functions

of the Returning Officer which relate to the scrutiny of nominations unless the Returning Officer is

unavoidably prevented from performing the said function.

Sd/-

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

EXTRAORDINARY No. 122 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD

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ELECTION COMMISSION

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

F-Block, 1^st Floor, M.S. Apartments,

K. G. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.

Dated the 1^st October, 2025

NOTIFICATION

No.7-7/EC/DNH&DD/2025(A): In exercise of the powers conferred on it under Rule 24 and

25 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Election) Rules, 2025 and

in supersession of all its previous notifications regarding appointment of Returning Officers and

Assistant Returning Officers, the Election Commission for the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu, hereby appoints, in consultation with the Administrator of the Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the officers mentioned in column (2) of the table below as Returning

Officers and the officers mentioned in column (3) of the table as Assistant Returning Officers for the

wards shown in column (4) against their designation for the forthcoming General Election to Municipal

Councils in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Silvassa Municipal Council

Sr. No

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

Ward Nos.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Collector, Dadra and

Nagar Haveli

RDC (Silvassa), DNH

Ward No: 1,2,3,4 & 5

RDC (Khanvel), DNH

Ward No: 6,7,8,9 & 10

Chief

Officer,

Silvassa

Municipal

Council,

Silvassa

Ward No: 11,12,13,14 & 15

Daman Municipal Council, Daman

Sr. No

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer(s)

Ward Nos

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Collector, Daman

Dy.

Collector(HQ),

Daman

Ward No. 1,2,3,4 & 5

Dy.

Collector(Gen),

Daman

Ward No. 6,7,8,9 & 10

Chief

Officer,

Daman

Municipal

Council,

Daman

Ward No. 11,12,13,14 & 15

As provided under sub-rule (2) of Rule 25 of the said Rules, every Assistant Returning Officer shall

subject to the control of the Returning Officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of

the Returning Officer provided that no Assistant Returning Officer shall perform any of the functions

of the Returning Officer which relate to the scrutiny of nominations unless the Returning Officer is

unavoidably prevented from performing the said function.

Sd/-

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

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