Notification for By election to the Council of State from Assam for the seat vacated by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-14082024-256374 xxxGIDExxx CG-DL-E-14082024-256374 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 159] िई दिल्ली, र्ुधर्ार, अगस्ट्त 14, 2024/श्रार्ण 23, 1946 No. 159] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024/SHRAVANA 23, 1946 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 14 अगस्ट् त, 2024 आ.अ.170(अ).—यतः, असम राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों द्वारा राज्य सभा म ें जिर्ााजचत श्री सर्ाािंि सोिोर्ाल का स्ट्थाि जििकी पिार्जध 09.04.2026 सजित उस तारीख तक थी, के समाप्त िोि े स े पूर्ा उिके अठारिर्ीं लोकसभा में जिर्ााजचत िोिे के कारण 04.06.2024 से ररक्त िो गया ि;ै और यतः, इस प्रकार हुई ररजक्त को भरिे के प्रयोिि स ेउप-जिर्ााचि करािा ि;ै अतः, अर् लोक प्रजतजिजध्र् अजधजियम 9519 (9519 का 4)) की धारा 94,, धारा )5 की उपधारा (9) और धारा 16 के अिुसरण में जिर्ाचा ि आयोग एतद्द्वारा- (अ) असम राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों स े यि अपेक्षा करता ि ै दक र् े 06 जसतम्र् र 2024 स े पूर् ा तथा उक्त अजधजियम और तद्धीि र्िाए गए जियमों और उिके तित िारी दकए गए आििे ों के उपर्न्धों के अिुसार राज्य सभा में उक्त ररजक्त को भरि े के प्रयोिि से एक व्यजक्त जिर्ााजचत कर िें। (आ) उक्त जिर्ाचा ि के सर्ं धं म:ें - (क) िाम जििेजित करिे की अजन्तम तारीख – 29 अगस्ट् त 2024 (र्ुधर्ार); (ख) िाम जििेिि की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख – 22 अगस्ट् त 2024 (गुूवर्ार); (ग) अभ्यर्थता ाएं र्ापस लिे े की अजन्तम तारीख – 26 अगस्ट् त 2024 (सोमर्ार); 5159 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] (घ) र्ि तारीख जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि िोगा – 0) जसतम्र् र 2024 (मगं लर्ार); और (ड.) र्ि तारीख जिससे पूर्ा जिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा – 06 जसतम्र् र 2024 (िु्रवर्ार); जियत करता ि;ै और (इ) 05:00 र्िे पूर्ााह्ि से 04:00 र्िे अपराह्ि तक का समय उस समय के ूवप में जियत करता ि ै जिसको, यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो, जर्जिर्िष्टा तारीख को मतिाि िोगा। [फा. सं. 900/रा.स.-असम/04/2024(9)] आिेि से, सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14h August, 2024 O. N. 170(E).—WHEREAS, the seat of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Assam, has become vacant on 04.06.2024 by the reason of his election to the 18th Lok Sabha, before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including 09.04.2026; 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 hereby- (A) calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Assam to elect, before 06th September, 2024 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 21st August, 2024 (Wednesday), as the last date for making nominations; (b) the 22nd August, 2024 (Thursday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations; (c) the 26th August, 2024 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; (d) the 03rd September, 2024 (Tuesday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 06th September, 2024 (Friday), 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-AS/04/2024 (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.