WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTION COMMISSION 18, Sarojini Naidu Sarani (Rawdon Street) Kolkata – 700 017 Ph. No. 2280-5805; FAX- 2280-7373 No. 4026-SEC/5C-7/2006 Date: 01.11.2013 O R D E R On being satisfied that in the Municipal General & Bye-Elections scheduled to be held on the 22nd November, 2013 for the Municipalities mentioned in the schedule below, the Counting of Votes cannot conveniently be done immediately after the close of the poll at the polling stations as provided under Section 12 of the West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994 for each of the said Municipalities, the West Bengal State Election Commission, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 243ZA (1) of the Constitution of India and as per proviso to rule 41 of the West Bengal Municipalities (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), hereby directs that Municipal Returning Officers concerned shall arrange for counting the votes at a central place at each of the said Municipalities to be fixed and notified by them in terms of rule 61B of the said rules as amended. SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS Name of the Municipal Corporation / Name of District Municipality Howrah Howrah Municipal Corporation Medinipur Municipality Paschim Medinipur Jhargram Municipality Murshidabad Berhampore Municipality Nadia Krishnanagar Municipality \\MC-4\shared folder\Munc Genl. Elec-2013\Elec. in November-2013\Counting(5C-7-06)\ORDER-4026-SEC-5C-7-2006.doc SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL BYE- ELECTIONS District Name of Municipal Corporation / Municipality Dinhata Municipality COOCH BEHAR Cooch Behar Municipality Mal Municipality JALPAIGURI Jalpaiguri Municipality DARJEELING Siliguri Municipal Corporation Barrackpore Municipality Bidhannagar Municipality Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality NORTH 24 Madhyamgram Municipality PARGANAS Bhatpara Municipality Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh Municipality Naihati Municipality SOUTH 24 Maheshtala Municipality PARGANAS Champdani Municipality HOOGHLY Bhadreswar Municipality Raghunathpur Municipality PURULIA Purulia Municipality PURBA MEDINIPUR Egra Municipality Asansol Municipal Corporation BURDWAN Kulti Municipality MURSHIDABAD Murshidabad Municipality BANKURA Bankura Municipality KOLKATA Kolkata Municipal Corporation By order of the State Election Commissioner, West Bengal State Election Commission Sd/ Secretary, West Bengal State Election Commission \\MC-4\shared folder\Munc Genl. Elec-2013\Elec. in November-2013\Counting(5C-7-06)\ORDER-4026-SEC-5C-7-2006.doc 2 of 3 No. 4026/1(67)-SEC/5C-7/2006 Date: 01.11.2013 Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to the: 1. District Municipal Election Officer for Kolkata Municipal Corporation & District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas. 2. District Municipal Election Officer & District Magistrate, Cooch Behar / Jalpaiguri / Darjeeling / North 24-Parganas / South 24-Parganas / Howrah / Hooghly / Purba Medinipur / Paschim Medinipur/ Burdwan / Purulia / Bankura / Murshidabad / Nadia . 3. Smt. Soma Shaw, WBCS(Ex.). Municipal Returning Officer for KMC, Ward No.1 & Assistant Election Officer, District Election Office, 63, N.S. Road, Kolkata-700001. 4. Sri Tanay Deb Sarkar, WBCS(Ex.), Municipal Returning Officer for KMC, Ward No.24 & Deputy Director, Panchayats & RD, Salt Lake. 5. Municipal Returning Officer & Sub-Divisional Officer, Dinhata / Cooch Behar(Sadar)/ Mal / Jalpaiguri (Sadar) / Siliguri / Barrackpore / Bidhannagar / Barasat / Alipur (Sadar) / Chandernagar / Raghunathpur / Purulia(Sadar) / Egra / Asansol / Lalbag / Bankura (Sadar) / Howrah(Sadar) / Midnapur(Sadar) / Jhargram / Berhampur(Sadar) / Krishnanagar(Sadar). 6. Mayor / Chairman, Howrah / Medinipur / Jhargram / Berhampur / Krishnanagar / Dinhata / Cooch Behar / Mal / Jalpaiguri / Siliguri / Barrackpore / Bidhannagar / Rajarhat-Gopalpur / Madhyamgram / Bhatpara / Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh / Naihati / Maheshtala / Champdani / Bhadreswar / Raghunathpur / Purulia / Egra / Asansol / Kulti / Murshidabad / Bankura / Kolkata Municipal Corporation / Municipality. 7. Principal Secretary, Municipal Affairs Department, Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata – 700 001. Sd/ O.S.D. & E.O. Joint Secretary, West Bengal State Election Commission \\MC-4\shared folder\Munc Genl. Elec-2013\Elec. in November-2013\Counting(5C-7-06)\ORDER-4026-SEC-5C-7-2006.doc 3 of 3 .