Gazette of DNH And DD, No. 13, 12 February 2026

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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

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाशित / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY

Daman 12th February, 2026 23 Magha, 1947 (Saka) No. : 13

UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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

Daman

No. 32/2025/DDD/DIR(PE&ME)/BYELEC/14 Dated : 12.02.2026

Subject: - Bye-Election to Casual Vacancies in Gram Panchayat of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Diu District forwarding the Notification- reg

With reference to the subject cited above, a copy of Commission's Notification No. 7- 2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025, dated 12.02.2026 and Notification No.7-2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025(A), dated 12.02.2026, 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. 13 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 2 ELECTION COMMISSION Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, F-Block, M.S. Apartments, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001

NOTIFICATION

Dated the 12th February, 2026 No. 7-2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025: Whereas, General Elections to Panchayats in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were held in October/November, 2025;

And whereas, there was no contesting candidate in Ward No.4 and Ward No.7 of Galonda Gram Panchayat, Ward No.6, Ward No.7, Ward No.8 and Ward No.9 of Khanvel Gram Panchayat, Ward No.5 of Randha Gram Panchayat, Ward No.1, Ward No.2, Ward No.3 and Ward No.6 of Vasona Gram Panchayat in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District during the aforesaid General Elections;

And whereas, in pursuance of the provisions of Rule 39 (2) read with Rule 29 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2023, the Election Commission, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, vide Notification No. 7- 2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025 dated 9th January 2026 had called upon the aforesaid ward to elect a member each to fill the casual vacancies in accordance with the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012 and the rules and orders made thereunder;

And whereas, after the withdrawal of candidatures on 19th January, 2026, only a single candidate each was left in the fray in Ward No.3 of Vasona Gram Panchayat, Ward No.7 of Khanvel Gram Panchayat and Ward No.5 of Randha Gram Panchayat and the respective Returning Officers had declared the said candidates as elected (uncontested);

And whereas, the poll was taken on 8th February 2026 in Ward No.4 and Ward No.7 of Galonda Gram Panchayat, Ward No.6 and Ward No.8 of Khanvel Gram Panchayat, Ward No.1, Ward No.2, and Ward No.6 of Vasona Gram Panchayat ;

Whereas, after the counting of votes on 10th February, 2026 the respective Returning Officers have declared the results of the elections where poll was taken on 8th February, 2026;

Now, therefore, in terms of Rule 90 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rule, 2023, the Election Commission for the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu hereby publishes the names of the members elected to Gram Panchayats as under:

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

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ELECTION COMMISSION Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, F-Block, M.S. Apartments, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001

NOTIFICATION

Dated the 12th February, 2026 No. 7-2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025(A): Whereas, a casual vacancy had occurred in Ward No.1/8 of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Gram Panchayat in Diu District;

And whereas, in pursuance of the provisions of Rule 111 read with Rule 29 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2023, the Election Commission, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, vide Notification No. 7- 2/EC/DNHⅅ/2025(A) dated 9th January 2026 had called upon the aforesaid ward to elect a member to fill the casual vacancy in accordance with the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012 and the rules and orders made thereunder

And whereas, after the withdrawal of candidatures on 19th January, 2026, only a single candidate was left in the fray in the aforesaid ward and the Returning Officer had declared the said candidate as elected (uncontested);

Now, therefore, in terms of Rule 90 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rule, 2023, the Election Commission for the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu hereby publishes the name of the member elected to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Gram Panchayat from Ward No.1/8, as under:

Sd/–

(Sudhanshu Pandey)

Election Commissioner

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