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Date: 02-Jan-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Biennial Election to the Council of States from NCT of Delhi to fill vacancy due to retirement of Shri Sanjay Singh

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for electing one member to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  • This election is to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Shri Sanjay Singh on January 27, 2024, upon the expiration of his term.

Key Changes

  • Last date for making nominations: January 9, 2024 (Tuesday)
  • Date for scrutiny of nominations: January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)
  • Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: January 12, 2024 (Friday)
  • Date of poll (if necessary): January 19, 2024 (Friday)
  • Date before which the election shall be completed: January 23, 2024 (Tuesday)
  • Polling hours (if necessary): 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on the specified date.

Impact Analysis

Political Parties

  • The elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi will be responsible for electing the new member.

Election Commission of India

  • The ECI will oversee the nomination process, scrutiny, and polling (if required).

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi

  • MLAs should be aware of the election schedule and participate in the voting process, if necessary.

Suggested Action Items

  • MLAs should familiarize themselves with the candidates and the voting process.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. President of India: The Head of State of India, who issued the initial notification under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Rajya Sabha: The Council of States, the upper house of the Parliament of India. National Capital Territory of Delhi: The Union Territory containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The unicameral legislature of Delhi. Representation of the People Act, 1951: An Act of the Parliament of India that provides for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the Legislative Assembly of each State.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-02012024-251060 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-02012024-251060 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 04] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, ििर्री 2, 2024/पौष 12, 1945 No. 04] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024/PAUSHA 12, 1945 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 2 ििर्री , 2024 आ.अ. 04(अ).— यतः, भारत के राष्ट्रपजत िे लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951(1951 का 43) की धारा 12 के अधीि िारी और तारीख 02 ििर्री, 2024 को भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचिा द्वारा राष्ट्रीय रािधािी क्षेत्र दिल्ली की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों स े यह अपेक्षा की ह ै दक 27 ििर्री, 2024 को श्री संिय ससंह की पिार्जध के अर्साि पर उिकी सेर्ाजिर्ृजि के कारण राज्य सभा में होिे र्ाली ररजि को भरिे के जलए राष्ट्रीय रािधािी क्षेत्र दिल्ली स े उस सिि के जलए एक सिस्ट्य जिर्ााजचत कर िें; अतः, अब उि अजधजियम की धारा 39 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 56 के अिुसरण में भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग एतद्द्वारा :- (अ) उि जिर्ााचि के संबंध में जिम्नजलजखत जिधााररत करता ह ै:- (क) िाम जििेजित करिे की अजततम तारीख - 9 ििर्री, 2024 (मंगलर्ार) (ख) िाम जििेििों की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख - 10 ििर्री, 2024 (बुधर्ार) (ग) अभ्यर्थता ाएं र्ापस लिे े की अंजतम तारीख - 12 ििर्री ,2024 (िुक्रर्ार) (घ) र्ह तारीख, जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा, - 19 ििर्री, 2024 (िुक्रर्ार) (ड.) र्ह तारीख जिससे पूर् ाजिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा - 23 ििर्री, 2024 (मंगलर्ार), और 49 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] (आ) 09:00 बिे पूर्ााह्ि से 04:00 बिे अपराह्ि तक का समय, ऐसे समय के रूप में जियत करता ह ै जिसके िौराि यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो, उि जर्जिर्िष्टा तारीख को, मतिाि होगा। [फा. स.ं 318/रा.स.-दिल् ली/1/2024/(1)] आिेि स,े सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2024 O.N. 04(E).—Whereas, the President of India has, by notification issued under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951(43 of 1951) and published in the Gazette of India on 02nd January, 2024, has been pleased to call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, to elect 1 (one) member to the Council of States to fill the vacancy in that House caused due to the retirement of Shri Sanjay Singh on 27th January, 2024 on the expiration of his term of office; Now, therefore, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 39 and Section 56 of the said Act, the Election Commission of India hereby- (A) appoints, with respect to the said election; (a) the 9th January, 2024 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations; (b) the 10th January, 2024 (Wednesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations; (c) the 12th January, 2024 (Friday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; (d) the 19th January, 2024 (Friday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 23nd January, 2024 (Tuesday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and (B) fixes the hours from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above for the election. [F. No. 318/CS-DL/1/2024(1)] By Order, SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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