This notification from the Election Commission of India, dated July 1, 2019, outlines the schedule for elections to fill six vacancies in the Council of States, representing the elected members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. These vacancies are due to the retirement of six sitting members on July 24, 2019.
Key dates for the election process are as follows:
* **Last date for making nominations:** July 8, 2019 (Monday)
* **Date for scrutiny of nominations:** July 9, 2019 (Tuesday)
* **Last date for withdrawal of candidatures:** July 11, 2019 (Thursday)
* **Date of poll (if necessary):** July 18, 2019 (Thursday)
* **Date before which the election shall be completed:** July 22, 2019 (Monday)
Polling hours, if a poll is necessary, are fixed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on July 18, 2019.
This notification, designated O.N. 147E, is issued in pursuance of subsection 1 of section 39 and section 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Principal Secretary, Varinder Kumar, issued the order.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. It issued the notification regarding the election to the Council of States.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates the actual conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislatures.
President of India: The Head of State of India, who issued the notification under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India, also known as the Rajya Sabha.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: The lower house of the state legislature of Tamil Nadu, whose elected members are to elect members to the Council of States.
New Delhi: The location where the Election Commission of India notification was issued.
VARINDER KUMAR: The Principal Secretary who issued the order on behalf of the Election Commission of India.
Gazette of India: An official publication of the Government of India, publishing official notifications and rules.
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भारत निर्ाचा ि आयोग
अनिसचू िा
िई दिल् ली, 1 जुलाई, 2019
आ.अ. 147(अ).—यतः, भारत के राष्ट्रपनत ि े लोक प्रनतनिनित्र् अनिनियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की िारा 12 के
अिीि जारी और तारीख 01 जुलाई, 2019 को भारत के राजपत्र म ें प्रकानित अनिसूचिा द्वारा तनमलिाडु राज्य की नर्िाि
सभा के निर्ाानचत सिस्यों स े यह अपक्षे ा की ह ै दक 24 जुलाई, 2019 को 6 (छ:) सिस्यों की पिार्नि के अर्साि पर उिकी
सेर्ानिर्ृनि के कारण राज्य सभा म ें होि े र्ाली ररनियों को भरि े के नलए तनमलिाडु राज्य स े उस सिि के नलए 6 (छ:)
सिस्यों को निर्ाानचत कर ि;ें
अतः, अब उि अनिनियम की िारा 39 की उप-िारा (1) और िारा 56 के अिुसरण म ें भारत निर्ााचि आयोग
एतिद्व् ारा:—
(अ) उि निर्ााचि के संबंि म ेंनिम्ननलनखत नििााररत करता ह—ै
(क) िाम नििेनित करि े की अनततम तारीख - 08 जुलाई, 2019 (सोमर्ार)
(ख) िाम नििेििों की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख - 09 जुलाई, 2019 (मंगलर्ार)
(ग) अभ्यर्थाताए ं र्ापस लिे े की अंनतम तारीख - 11 जुलाई 2019 (गुरुर्ार)
(घ) र्ह तारीख, नजसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा, - 18 जुलाई 2019 (गुरुर्ार)
(ड.) र्ह तारीख नजससे पूर्ा निर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा नलया जाएगा - 22 जुलाई 2019 (सोमर्ार),
और
(आ) 9.00 बज े पूर्ााह्ि स े 4.00 बज े अपराह्ि तक का समय, ऐसे समय के रूप म ें नियत करता ह ै नजसके िौराि यदि
आर्श्यक हुआ तो, उि नर्निर्िष्टा तारीख को, मतिाि होगा।
[स.ं 318/रा.स.-तनमलिाडु/2019 (1)]
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र्ररतिर कुमार, प्रिाि सनचर्
3273 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2019
O.N. 147(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 01st July, 2019,
been pleased to call upon the elected members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, to elect 6 (six) members
to the Council of States to fill the vacancies in that house to be caused due to the retirement of the 6 (six)
sitting members on 24th July, 2019 on the expiration of their 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 8th July, 2019 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 9th July, 2019 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 11th July, 2019 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 18th July, 2019 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 22nd July, 2019 (Monday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and
(B) fixes the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., as the hours during which the poll shall, if
necessary, be taken in all the above mentioned States on the date specified above for the election.
[No. 318/CS-TN/2019 (1)]
By Order,
VARINDER KUMAR, Principal Secy.
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