Notification of bye election to the Council of States from Maharashtra to fill one vacancy caused due to resignation of Shri Praful Patel

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06062024-254582 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-06062024-254582 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 142] िई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, ििू 6, 2024/ज्य ष्‍टे ठ 16, 1946 No. 142] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024/JYAISHTHA 16, 1946 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 6 ििू , 2024 आ.अ. 152(अ).—यतः, महाराष्‍टर राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों द्वारा राज्य सभा म ें जिर्ााजचत श्री प्रफुल्ल पटेल का स्ट्थाि जििकी पिार्जध 04.07.2028 सजहत उस तारीख तक थी, के समाप्त होिे स े पूर्ा त्यागपत्र ििे े के कारण 27.02.2024 से ररक्त हो गया ह;ै और यतः, इस प्रकार हुई ररजक्त को भरिे के प्रयोिि स ेउप-जिर्ााचि करािा ह;ै अतः, अब लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 147, धारा 39 की उपधारा (1) और धारा 56 के अिुसरण में जिर्ाचा ि आयोग एतद्द्वारा- (अ) महाराष्ट्र राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों से यह अपेक्षा करता ह ै दक र्े 28 िूि 2024 से पूर्ा तथा उक्त अजधजियम और तद्धीि बिाए गए जियमों और उिके तहत िारी दकए गए आििे ों के उपबन्धों के अिुसार राज्य सभा में उक्त ररजक्त को भरि े के प्रयोिि से एक व्यजक्त जिर्ााजचत कर िें। (आ) उक्त जिर्ाचा ि के सबं धं म:ें- (क) िाम जििेजित करिे की अजन्तम तारीख – 13 िूि 2024 (गुरुर्ार); (ख) िाम जििेिि की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख – 14 ििू 2024 (िुक्रर्ार); 3407 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] (ग) अभ्यर्थता ाएं र्ापस लिे े की अजन्तम तारीख – 18 ििू 2024 (मगं लर्ार); (घ) र्ह तारीख जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा – 25 िूि 2024 (मंगलर्ार); और (ड.)र्ह तारीख जिससे पूर्ा जिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा– 28 िूि 2024 (िुक्रर्ार); जियत करता ह;ै और (इ) 09:00 बिे पूर्ााह्ि से 04:00 बिे अपराह्ि तक का समय उस समय के रूप में जियत करता ह ै जिसको, यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो, जर्जिर्िाष्ट तारीख को मतिाि होगा। [फा. सं.100/रा.स.-महाराष्‍टर /01/2024(1)] आिेि स,े सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th June, 2024 O.N. 152(E).—WHEREAS, the seat of Shri Praful Patel, in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, has become vacant on 27.02.2024 by the reason of his resignation, before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including 04.07.2028; 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 Maharashtra to elect, before 28th June, 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 13th June, 2024 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations; (b) the 14th June, 2024 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations; (c) the 18th June, 2024 (Tuesday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; (d) the 25th June, 2024 (Tuesday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 28th June, 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-MT/01/2024(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.