**Notification Summary: Resignation of Shrimati Rukmini Mallik from Rajya Sabha**
**Document Overview**
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat issued a formal notification (F. No. LAFEAS-TO20/1/2026-Table Office-RSS) published in *The Gazette of India* (Extraordinary, Part I—Section 1, No. 209). The document was released in New Delhi on Thursday, July 16, 2026 (Ashadha 25, 1948).
**Key Details and Personnel**
* **Member:** Shrimati Rukmini Mallik
* **Role:** Elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
* **Representation:** State of West Bengal
* **Action:** Resignation from her seat in the Rajya Sabha
* **Approval Authority:** The Chairman, Rajya Sabha
* **Effective Date:** July 16, 2026
* **Signatory:** P. C. Mody, Secretary-General
**Administrative Identifiers**
* **Registration No.:** D. L.-33004/99
* **Gazette ID:** CG-DL-E-16072026-274567
* **Internal Reference:** 5459 GI/2026 (1)
**Publication and Contact Information**
The notification was uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Shrimati Rukmini Mallik: Elected Member of the Rajya Sabha representing West Bengal whose resignation was accepted effective July 16, 2026.
Council of States (Rajya Sabha): The upper house of the Indian Parliament where the resignation of the member occurred, creating a vacancy.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat: The primary administrative department responsible for issuing the official notification of the member's resignation.
West Bengal: The state represented by the member, defining the geographical scope of the resulting vacancy in the Council of States.
Chairman, Rajya Sabha: The presiding officer of the Council of States who formally accepted the resignation of the member.
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भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
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स.ं 209] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 16, 2026/आषाढ 25, 1948
No. 209] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026/ASHADHA 25, 1948
राज्य सभा सजिवालय
अजधसिू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 िुलाई, 2026
फा. स.ं LAFEAS-TO20/1/2026-Table Office-RSS.—पजिमी बंगाल राज्य का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने वाली
राज्य सभा के जनवााजित सिस्ट्या श्रीमती रुजममणी मजलक न े राज्य सभा म ेंअपनी सिस्ट्यता स ेत्यागपत्र ि ेदिया ह ैऔर राज्य
सभा के सभापजत ने 16 िुलाई, 2026 से उनका त्यागपत्र स्ट्वीकार कर जलया ह।ै
पी. सी. मोिी, महासजिव
5459 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th July, 2026
F. No. LAFEAS-TO20/1/2026-Table Office-RSS.— Shrimati Rukmini Mallik, an elected
Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of West Bengal, resigned her
seat in the Rajya Sabha and her resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f.
16th July, 2026.
P. C. MODY, Secy.-General
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