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Date: 29-Aug-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification of Bye election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India has announced a bye-election to fill a vacant seat in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh.
  • The vacancy arose due to the death of Shri Hardwar Dubey, whose term was to expire on November 25, 2026. The seat has been vacant since June 26, 2023.
  • The notification specifies the schedule for the bye-election, including dates for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal of candidature, polling (if necessary), and completion of the election process.

Key Changes

  • A bye-election is scheduled to fill the Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh that became vacant on June 26, 2023, due to the death of Shri Hardwar Dubey.
  • The elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh are called upon to elect a member to fill the vacancy before September 19, 2023.
  • The key dates for the election process are:
  • Last date for making nominations: September 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
  • Date for scrutiny of nominations: September 6, 2023 (Wednesday)
  • Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: September 8, 2023 (Friday)
  • Date of poll (if necessary): September 15, 2023 (Friday)
  • Date before which the election shall be completed: September 19, 2023 (Tuesday)
  • Polling hours (if necessary) are fixed from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on the specified date.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Government of Uttar Pradesh: May need to provide logistical support for the election process.

Suggested Action Items

  • Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to the election process.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India: The autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh: The lower house of the state legislature of Uttar Pradesh, whose elected members will elect the Rajya Sabha member. Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India, also known as the Council of States. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act of Parliament of India that governs the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislatures.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx ससीी..जजीी..--डडीी..एएलल..--अअ..--2299008822002233--224488440077 xxxGIDExxx CCGG--DDLL--EE--2299008822002233--224488440077 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 39] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, अगस्ट्त 29, 2023/भाद्र 7, 1945 No. 39] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023/BHADRA 7, 1945 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 29 अगस्ट् त, 2023 आ.अ. 40(अ).—यतः, उत् तर प्रिेि राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों द्वारा राज्य सभा में जिर्ााजचत श्री हरद्वार िबु े का स्ट्थाि जििकी पिार्जध 25.11.2026 सजहत उस तारीख तक थी के समाप्त होिे से पूर्ा मृत् य ु होिे के कारण 26.06.2023 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 भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग एतद्द्वारा- (अ) उत् तर प्रििे राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों से यह अपेक्षा करता ह ैदक र्े 19 जसतम्ब र, 2023 से पूर्ा तथा उक्त अजधजियम और तिधीि बिाए गए जियमों और उिके तहत िारी दकए गए आिेिों के उपबन्धों के अिुसार राज्य सभा में उक्त ररजक्त को भरिे के प्रयोिि से एक व्यजक्त जिर्ााजचत कर िें। (आ) उक्त जिर्ाचा ि के सबं धं म:ें- (क) िाम जििेजित करिे की अजन्तम तारीख – 05 जसतम्ब र, 2023 (मगं लर्ार); (ख) िाम जििेिि की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख – 06 जसतम्ब र, 2023 (बुधर्ार); 5530 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] (ग) अभ्यर्थाताए ंर्ापस लिे े की अजन्तम तारीख – 08 जसतम्ब र, 2023 (िुक्रर्ार); (घ) र्ह तारीख जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा – 15 जसतम्ब र, 2023 (िुक्रर्ार); और (ड.) र्ह तारीख जिससे पूर् ाजिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा – 19 जसतम्ब र, 2023 (मगं लर्ार); जियत करता ह;ै और (इ) 09:00 बि े पूर्ााह्ि स े 04:00 बिे अपराह्ि तक का समय उस समय के रूप म ें जियत करता ह ै जिसको, यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो, जर्जिर्िष्टा तारीख को मतिाि होगा। [फा. सं. 100/रा.स.-उ.प्र /02/2023(1)] आिेि से, सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th August, 2023 O.N. 40(E).—WHEREAS, the seat of Shri Hardwar Dubey, in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, has become vacant on 26.06.2023 by the reason of his death, before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including 25.11.2026; 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 of India hereby- (A) calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh to elect, before 19th September, 2023 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 05th September, 2023 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations; (b) the 06th September, 2023 (Wednesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations; (c) the 08th September, 2023 (Friday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; (d) the 15th September, 2023 (Friday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 19th September, 2023 (Tuesday), 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-UP/02/2023(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.

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