This notification from the Election Commission of India announces the schedule for electing one member to the Council of States from the National Capital Territory of Delhi, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta on January 27, 2024. Key dates include: January 9, 2024, as the last date for nominations; January 10, 2024, for scrutiny of nominations; January 12, 2024, as the last date for withdrawal of candidatures; January 19, 2024, as the date for the poll, if necessary; and January 23, 2024, as the date before which the election must be completed. Polling hours, if necessary, are fixed from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm on January 19, 2024. The notification was issued on January 2, 2024, by the Election Commission of India, and published by the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. It issued the notification regarding the election to the Council of States.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The Union Territory of Delhi, which has a Legislative Assembly whose elected members are to elect a member to the Council of States.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India, also known as the Rajya Sabha. The notification concerns the election of one member to fill a vacancy in this house.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The act of the Parliament of India that governs the process of elections to the Parliament and the State Legislatures.
President of India: The Head of State of India, who issued a notification under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, calling upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect a member to the Council of States.
Sushil Kumar Gupta: The retiring member of the Council of States whose vacancy is to be filled by the election.
New Delhi: The location from which the Election Commission of India issued the notification.
Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi: The office responsible for publishing the notification for general information
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स.ं 04] दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, िनर्री 2, 2024/पौष 12, 1945 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदि. स.ं 363
No. 04] DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024/PAUSHA 12, 1945 [N. C. T. D. No. 363
भाग II—I
PART II—I
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
कायाला य मख्ु य जनर्ाचा न अजधकारी, दिल्ली
अजधसचू ना
दिल् ली, 2 िनर्री, 2024
स.ं म.ुच.ुअ./च.ुस.ं/102(39)/2024/115.—जनम्न जलजतत क सर्ासाधारण की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया
िाता ह:ै -
भारत जनर्ाचा न आय ग
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 2 िनर्री , 2024
स.ं 318/रा.स.-दिल्ली/2/2024 (1).—यतः, भारत के राष्ट्रपजत ने ल क प्रजतजनजधत्र् अजधजनयम, 1951(1951 का 43) की
धारा 12 के अधीन िारी और तारीत 02 िनर्री 2024 क भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना द्वारा राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र
दिल्ली की जर्धान सभा के जनर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों से यह अपेक्षा की ह ै दक 27 िनर्री 2024 क श्री सुिील कुमार गुप् ता की पिार्जध के
अर्सान पर उनकी सेर्ाजनर्ृजि के कारण राज्य सभा में ह ने र्ाली ररजि क भरने के जलए राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली से उस सिन के
जलए एक सिस्ट्य जनर्ााजचत कर िें;
56 DG/2024 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I]
अतः, अब उि अजधजनयम की धारा 39 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 56 के अनुसरण में भारत जनर्ााचन आय ग एतद्द्वारा:-
(अ) उि जनर्ााचन के संबंध में जनम्नजलजतत जनधााररत करता है:-
(क) नाम जनिजे ित करने की अजततम तारीत - 9 िनर्री 2024 (मंगलर्ार)
(त) नाम जनििे नों की संर्ीक्षा की तारीत - 10 िनर्री 2024 (बुधर्ार)
(ग) अभ्यर्थाताएं र्ापस लेने की अंजतम तारीत - 12 िनर्री 2024 (िुक्रर्ार)
(घ) र्ह तारीत, जिसक यदि आर्श्यक हुआ त मतिान ह गा, - 19 िनर्री 2024 (िुक्रर्ार)
(ड.) र्ह तारीत जिससे पूर् ाजनर्ााचन सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा - 23 िनर्री 2024 (मंगलर्ार), और
(आ) 09:00 बिे पूर्ााह्न से 04:00 बिे अपराह्न तक का समय, ऐसे समय के रूप में जनयत करता ह ैजिसके िौरान यदि आर्श्यक हुआ
त , उि जर्जनर्िष्टा तारीत क , मतिान ह गा।
आििे से,
सुमन कुमार िास, सजचर्
आििे से,
रािेि कुमार, जर्िेष मुख्य जनर्ााचन अजधकारी, दिल् ली
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 2nd January, 2024
No. CEO/COE/102(39)/2024/115.—The following is published for general information.—
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2024
No. 318/CS-DL/2/2024 (1).—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 Sushil Kumar Gupta 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.
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
By Order,
RAJESH KUMAR, Special Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi
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