The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated June 2, 2025, publishes a notification from the Public (Elections) Department regarding biennial elections to the Council of States to fill vacancies of members retiring during July 2025. This notification, No. SRO D-2/2025, concerns elections in pursuance of section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Assam and Tamil Nadu are called upon to elect members to fill the vacancies. Two seats are to be filled in Assam with a retirement date of June 14, 2025, and six seats are to be filled in Tamil Nadu with a retirement date of July 24, 2025. The order is issued by Dr. Rajiv Mani, Secretary to the Government of India, and Archana Patnaik, Chief Electoral Officer and Secretary to Government, Public (Elections) Department. This is documented under reference number F.No.H.11024/6/2025-Leg.II. The secretariat is located in Chennai-600 009.
Key Entities Referenced
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Section 12 of the Act is referenced regarding elections to the Council of States.
Council of States: Biennial elections are being conducted to fill vacancies for members retiring in July 2025.
Public (Elections) Department: The department is issuing notifications regarding elections.
Chennai: Location of the Secretariat and the printing press.
Assam: One of the states for which members are being elected.