This notification, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) on March 6, 2020, concerns the election of members to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). It invokes Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The President calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of specified states to elect members to fill seats expiring on specified dates. The notification details the number of seats to be filled for each state and the corresponding date of retirement for the outgoing members.
Key details are as follows:
* **Authority:** President of India, acting under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
* **Purpose:** To fill vacancies in the Council of States due to the expiration of terms of office.
* **States and Seats:** The notification lists seventeen states along with the number of seats to be filled. Examples include: Maharashtra (7 seats), Odisha (4 seats), Tamil Nadu (6 seats), West Bengal (5 seats), Andhra Pradesh (4 seats), Telangana (2 seats), Assam (3 seats), Bihar (5 seats), Chhattisgarh (2 seats), Gujarat (4 seats), Haryana (2 seats), Himachal Pradesh (1 seat), Jharkhand (2 seats), Madhya Pradesh (3 seats), Manipur (1 seat), Rajasthan (3 seats), Meghalaya (1 seat).
* **Retirement Dates:** Seats are expiring on 02.04.2020, 09.04.2020, and 12.04.2020
* **Reference Number:** F. No. H.11024/12020-Leg.II
* **Contact:** Dr. Reeta Vasishta, Addl. Secy.
Key Entities Referenced
Representation of the People Act, 1951: A law that governs the elections to the Parliament of India and the State Legislative Assemblies.
Council of States: Also known as the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Legislative Assembly: The lower house of the state legislature in India.
Maharashtra: A state in India.
Odisha: A state in India.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India.
West Bengal: A state in India.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India.
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अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 6 माच,च 2020
का.आ. 1014(अ).—राष्टर पजत, लोक प्रजतजनजधत्ि अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 12 के
अनुसरण में नीचे की सारणी के स्ट् तंभ (2) में जिजनर्ददष्ट ट प्रत् यके राय की जिधान सभा के जनिाचजचत सदस्ट् यों से, उक्त
अजधजनयम के उपबंधों और उसके अधीन बनाए गए जनयमों और दकए गए आदिे ों के अनसु ार, राय सभा के उन
सदस्ट् य (सदस्ट् यों) के स्ट्थ ान (स्ट् थानों) को भरन े के प्रयोजन के जलए, जजनकी पदािजध उक्त सारणी के स्ट्त ंभ (4) म ें की
तत् स्ट् थानी प्रजिजष्ट ट में उजल् लजखत तारीख को समा त ोोनी ो, उनकी पदािजध के अिसान पर, उक्त सारणी के स्ट् तंभ (3)
में प्रत्य के राय के सामने जिजनर्ददष्ट ट सं् या में सदस्ट् य (सदस्ट् यों) को जनिाचजचत करने की अपेक्षा करते ो ैं:-
क्रम स.ं राय का नाम भरे जान ेिाल ेस्ट्थ ानों की जनिजृ त्त की तारीख
स्ं य ा
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. मोाराष्टर 7
2. ओजडिा 4
3. तजमलनाडु 6 02.04.2020
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4. पज चमी बंगाल 5
5. आंध्र प्रदेि 4
6. तेलगं ाना 2
7. असम 3
8. जबोार 5
9. छत्तीसगढ़ 2
10. गुजरात 4 09.04.2020
11. ोररयाणा 2
12. जोमाचल प्रदेि 1
13. झारखंड 2
14. मध्य प्रदिे 3
15. मजणपुर 1
16. राजस्ट्थान 3
17. मेघालय 1 12.04.2020
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डॉ.रीटा िजिष्टट , अपर सजचि
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th March, 2020
S.O. 1014(E).—In pursuance of section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43
of 1951), the President is pleased to call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of
each State specified in column (2) of the table below, to elect, in accordance with the provisions of the
said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder, the number of member(s) specified against each
State in column (3) of the said table, for the purpose of filling the seat(s) of member(s) of the Council
of States whose term of office is due to expire on the date mentioned in the corresponding entry in
column (4) of the said table, on the expiration of their term of office:—
S.No. Name of State No of seats to be filled Date of retirement
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Maharashtra 7
2 Odisha 4 02.04.2020
3 Tamil Nadu 6
4 West Bengal 5
5 Andhra Pradesh 4
6 Telangana 2
7 Assam 3
8 Bihar 5[भाग II— खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपर : असाधारण 3
9 Chhattisgarh 2
10 Gujarat 4 09.04.2020
11 Haryana 2
12 Himachal Pradesh 1
13 Jharkhand 2
14 Madhya Pradesh 3
15 Manipur 1
16 Rajasthan 3
17 Meghalaya 1 12.04.2020
[F. No. H.11024/1/2020-Leg.II]
Dr. REETA VASISHTA, Addl. Secy.
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