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Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 മകരള സർകാർ Government of Kerala 2026
മകരള ഗസറ്
KERALA GAZETTE
അസാധാരണം
EXTRAORDINARY
ആധികാരികാേയി ്പസിദറ്റപടുതുനത
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തിരുവനനപുരം,
2026 ചസപറംബർ 09
09th September 2026
ബുധന
നർേ
No. 2444 വാലം 15 Vol. XV
1202 ചിങം 24 24th Chingam 1202 Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday
1948 ഭാ്ദം 18 18th Bhadra 1948
GOVERNMENT OF KERALAM
Co-operation (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
G.O.(P)No.88/2026/Co-op
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram 7th September, 2026
22nd Chingam, 1202 S. R. O. No. 745/2026
WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) read with rule 35B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969, the Government shall constitute a State Co- operative Election Commission for the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and for the conduct of all elections to Co-operative Societies, the State Co-operative Union and the Circle Co-operative Unions including election to the
2President/Vice-President and Representative General Body;
AND WHEREAS, under sub-section (2) of section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (Act 21 of 1969), the State Co- operative Election Commission shall consist of not more than three members, one among them shall be the State Chief Co- operative Election Commissioner, who shall be an officer not below the rank of Special Secretary to Government, Law Department and others shall be the Commissioners who are or have been officers of the Department of Co-operation, not below the rank of Additional Registrar of Co- operative Societies. Provided that in the case of officers in service, the Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner and the Commissioners shall vacate their offices on their date of superannuation;
AND WHEREAS, the Government of Keralam have reconstituted the State Co- operative Election Commission in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 28B of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) with Sri.S.H.Jayakesan, Special Secretary, Law Department, Government Secretariat as the State Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner in pursuance of notification issued under G.O. (P) No.207/2024/Co-op. dated 18th November, 2024 and published as S.R.O. No.1049/2024 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3671 dated 18th November, 2024 for the superintendence, directions and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and for the conduct of all elections to Co-operative Societies, the State Co-operative Union and the Circle Co-operative Unions including election to the President/Vice-President and Representative General Body;
AND WHEREAS, Sri.S.H.Jayakesan, Special Secretary, Law Department retired from service on superannuation on 31st May, 2026;
AND WHEREAS, the Government of Keralam vide G.O.(Rt)No.3369/2026/GAD dated 4th July, 2026 have appointed Sri.Biju Sankar S, Special Secretary, Law Department, Government Secretariat as the State Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner of the State Co- operative Election Commission in the place of Sri.S.H.Jayakesan, State Chief Co- operative Election Commissioner, who retired on superannuation;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- sections (1) and (2) of section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint Sri. Biju Sankar S, (PEN 198107) Special Secretary, Law Department, Government Secretariat as the State Chief Co-operative Election
3Commissioner of the State Co-operative Election Commission for a period of five years or his retirement on superannuation, whichever is earlier.
By order of the Governor,
DR. VEENA N. MADHAVAN
SECRETARY
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) As per sub-section (1) of section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) read with rule 35B of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Rules, 1969, the Government shall, by notification in the Gazette, constitute a State Co-operative Election Commission for the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and for the conduct of all elections to Co-operative Societies, the State Co-operative Union and the Circle Co-operative Unions, including election to the President/Vice- President and Representative General Body. As per sub-section (2) of section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (Act 21 of 1969), the State Co-operative Election Commission shall consist of not more than three members, one among them shall be the State Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner, who shall be an officer not below the rank of Special Secretary to Government, Law Department and others shall be the Commissioners who are or have been officers of the Department of Co-operation, not below the rank of Additional Registrar of Co-operative Societies. Provided that in the case of officers in service, the Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner and the Commissioners shall vacate their offices on their date of superannuation. Accordingly, the Government of Keralam have reconstituted the State Co-operative Election Commission in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 28B of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) with Sri.S.H.Jayakesan, Special Secretary, Law Department, Government Secretariat as the State Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No.207/2024/Co-op dated 18th November, 2024 and published as S.R.O. No.1049/2024 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3671 dated 18th November, 2024. Sri.S.H.Jayakesan, Special Secretary, Law Department retired from service on superannuation on 31st May, 2026. Hence the
4Government have decided to appoint Sri. Biju Shankar S, Special Secretary, Law Department, Government Secretariat as the State Chief Co-operative Election Commissioner of the State Co-operative Election Commission or a period of five years or his retirement on superannuation, whichever is earlier.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2026