**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Election Commission of India, published in the Gazette of India on October 6, 2025. It concerns the election of one member to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill a vacancy caused by the retirement of Shri Shamsher Singh. The notification specifies key dates for the election process.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Election Mandate:** The elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are called upon to elect one member to the Council of States.
* **Election Schedule:**
* Last date for making nominations: October 13, 2025 (Monday)
* Date for scrutiny of nominations: October 14, 2025 (Tuesday)
* Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: October 16, 2025 (Thursday)
* Date on which a poll shall be taken, if necessary: October 24, 2025 (Friday)
* Date before which the election shall be completed: October 28, 2025 (Tuesday)
* **Polling Hours:** If a poll is necessary, it will take place between 09:00 am and 04:00 pm on the specified date.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir**
* **Impact:** Responsible for electing one member to the Council of States.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the election process according to the schedule and guidelines provided in the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The body responsible for conducting elections in India, issuing this notification.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The primary legislation governing elections in India, cited as the legal basis for the notification.
Jammu & Kashmir: The Union Territory where the election will be held to fill a seat in the Council of States.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India, where the elected member from Jammu & Kashmir will serve.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 47] िई दिल्ली, सोमर्ार, अक्त बू र 6, 2025/आजश्र् ि 14, 1947
No. 47] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025/ASVINA 14, 1947
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 6 अक् तूबर, 2025
आ. अ. 47(अ).—प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951(1951 का 43) की धारा 12 के अधीि िारी और तारीख
06 अक्तूबर, 2025 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित अजधसूचिा द्वारा िम्मू-कश्मीर सघं राज्यक्षेत्र की जर्धाि सभा के
जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों स े यह अपेक्षा की ह ै दक 10 फरर्री, 2021 को श्री िमिेर ससंह की पिार्जध के अर्साि पर उिकी
सेर्ाजिर्ृजि के कारण राज्य सभा म ें हुई ररजक्त को भरि े के जलए िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्यक्षेत्र स े उस सिि के जलए एक
सिस्ट्य जिर्ााजचत कर िें;
अतः, अब उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 39 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 56 के अिुसरण म ें भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग
एतद्द्वारा:
(अ) उक्त जिर्ााचि के संबंध म ें जिम्नजलजखत जिधााररत करता ह-ै
(क) िाम जििेजित करिे की अजततम तारीख- 13 अक्तूबर, 2025 (सोमर्ार)
(ख) िाम जििेििों की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख - 14 अक्तूबर, 2025 (मगं लर्ार)
(ग) अभ्यर्थता ाएं र्ापस लिे े की अंजतम तारीख- 16 अक्तूबर, 2025 (गुरुर्ार)
(घ) र्ह तारीख, जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा- 24 अक्तूबर, 2025 (िुक्रर्ार)
6661 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
(ड.) र्ह तारीख जिससे पूर् ा जिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा- 28 अक्तूबर, 2025 (मगं लर्ार), और
(आ) 09:00 बि े पूर्ााह्ि से 04:00 बि े अपराह्ि तक का समय, ऐसे समय के रूप में जियत करता ह ै जिसके िौराि यदि
आर्श्यक हुआ तो, उक्त जर्जिर्िष्टा तारीख को, मतिाि होगा।
[फा. सं.- 318/रा.स.-ि&े के/2/2025(1)]
आिेि स,े
सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th October, 2025
O.N.47(E).—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 06th October, 2025, been
pleased to call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, to
elect one member to the Council of States to fill the vacancy in that House caused due to the retirement of
Shri Shamsher Singh on 10th February, 2021 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 13th October, 2025 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 14th October, 2025 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 16th October, 2025 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 24th October, 2025 (Friday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 28th October, 2025 (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.
[F. No. 318/CS-J&K/2/2025(1)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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