This notification from the Election Commission of India announces a by-election to fill a vacancy in the Council of States created by the resignation of Shri Jose K. Mani, whose term was to expire on July 1, 2024. The elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala are called upon to elect a person to fill the vacancy before December 1, 2021, in accordance with the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Key dates for the election are: November 16, 2021 (Tuesday) as the last date for nominations; November 17, 2021 (Wednesday) for scrutiny of nominations; November 22, 2021 (Monday) as the last date for withdrawal of candidatures; November 29, 2021 (Monday) as the date for the poll, if necessary; and December 1, 2021 (Wednesday) as the date before which the election must be completed. Polling hours are fixed from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm on the date of the poll. The notification is issued under F. No. 100CSKL0120211 and signed by Suman Kumar Das, Secretary, Election Commission of India on November 9, 2021.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India, which issued the notification.
Jose K. Mani: The individual whose seat in the Council of States became vacant due to his resignation.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India, where Jose K. Mani held a seat.
Legislative Assembly of Kerala: The state legislative body whose elected members will elect a member to fill the vacant seat in the Council of States.
Kerala: The Indian state for which the by-election to the Council of States is being called.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Indian law governing the conduct of elections, referenced as the legal basis for the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the Election Commission of India issued the notification.
Suman Kumar Das: Secretary of Election commission of India who signed the order
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (iii)
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स.ं 67] नइ ददल्ली, मगं लर्ार, नर्म्बर 9, 2021/कार्ततक 18, 1943
No. 67] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021/KARTIKA 18, 1943
भारत जनर्ाचा न अयोग
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल् ली, 9 नर्म्बर, 2021
अ.ऄ. 69(ऄ).––यतः, केरल राज्य की जर्धान सभा के जनर्ााजचत सदस्ट्यों द्वारा राज्य सभा में जनर्ााजचत
श्री िोस के. मजण का स्ट्थान जिनकी पदार्जध 01.07.2024 सजित ईस तारीख तक थी के समाप्त िोन े से पूर् ा त्याग पत्र देन े
के कारण 11.01.2021 से ररक्त िो गया ि;ै और
यतः, आस प्रकार हुइ ररजक्त को भरने के प्रयोिन स ेईप-जनर्ााचन कराना ि;ै
ऄतः, ऄब लोक प्रजतजनजधत्र् ऄजधजनयम 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 147, धारा 39 की ईपधारा (1) और
धारा 56 के ऄनुसरण में भारत जनर्ााचन अयोग एतद्द्वारा-
(ऄ) केरल राज्य की जर्धान सभा के जनर्ााजचत सदस्ट्यों से यि ऄपेक्षा करता ि ै दक र्े 01 ददसम्बर, 2021 से पूर्ा तथा
ईक्त ऄजधजनयम और तद्धीन बनाए गए जनयमों और ईनके तित िारी दकए गए अदेिों के ईपबन्धों के ऄनुसार राज्य सभा
में ईक्त ररजक्त को भरन े के प्रयोिन से एक व्यजक्त जनर्ााजचत कर दें।
(अ) ईक्त जनर्ाचा न के सबं धं म:ें -
(क) नाम जनदेजित करन े की ऄजन्तम तारीख – 16 नर्म्बर, 2021 (मगं लर्ार);
(ख) नाम जनदेिन की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख – 17 नर्म्बर, 2021 (बधु र्ार);
6425 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
(ग) ऄभ्यर्तथताएं र्ापस लेन े की ऄजन्तम तारीख – 22 नर्म्बर, 2021 (सोमर्ार);
(घ) र्ि तारीख जिसको यदद अर्श्यक हुअ तो मतदान िोगा– 29 नर्म्बर, 2021 (सोमर्ार); और
(ड.) र्ि तारीख जिससे पूर्ा जनर्ााचन सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा– 01 ददसम्बर, 2021 (बुधर्ार); जनयत करता ि;ै
और
(आ) 09:00 बिे पूर्ााह्न से 04:00 बिे ऄपराह्न तक का समय ईस समय के रूप म ें जनयत करता ि ै जिसको, यदद
अर्श्यक हुअ तो, जर्जनर्ददष्ट तारीख को मतदान िोगा।
[फा. सं. 100/रा.स.-केरल /01/2021(1)]
अदेि से,
सुमन कुमार दास, सजचर्
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th November, 2021
O.N. 69(E).––WHEREAS, the seat of Shri Jose K. Mani, in the Council of States, elected by the elected
members of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala, had become vacant on 11.01.2021 by the reason of his resignation,
before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including 01.07.2024; and
WHEREAS, a bye-election is to be held for the purpose of filling the vacancy so caused;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 147, sub-section (1) of Section 39 and Section 56 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India hereby-
(A) calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala to elect, before 01st December, 2021
and in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder, a person
for the purpose of filling the said vacancy in the Council of States;
(B) appoints, with respect to the said election;
(a) the 16th November, 2021 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 17th November, 2021 (Wednesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 22nd November, 2021 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 29th November, 2021 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 01st December, 2021 (Wednesday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and
(C) 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. 100/CS-KL/01/2021(1)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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