This notification, issued by the Election Commission of India on March 6, 2020, announces the schedule for elections to the Council of States. The elections are being called following a notification by the President of India under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, requiring elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of specified states to elect members to the Council of States. The notification specifies the number of retiring members for each state, including: Maharashtra (7), Odisha (4), Tamil Nadu (6), West Bengal (5), Andhra Pradesh (4), Telangana (2), Assam (3), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (2), Gujarat (4), Haryana (2), Himachal Pradesh (1), Jharkhand (2), Madhya Pradesh (3), Manipur (1), Rajasthan (3), and Meghalaya (1), totaling 55 members. The Election Commission has appointed the following dates: Last date for making nominations: March 13, 2020 (Friday); Date for scrutiny of nominations: March 16, 2020 (Monday); Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: March 18, 2020 (Wednesday); Date of poll (if necessary): March 26, 2020 (Thursday); and Date before which the election shall be completed: March 30, 2020 (Monday). The hours for polling, if necessary, are fixed from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm on the specified date. The notification is issued under subsection 1 of section 39 and section 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The issuing authority is Suman Kumar Das, Secretary, Election Commission of India. The document reference number is No. 318/CS-Multi/2020.
Key Entities Referenced
Odisha: A state in India, with 4 members retiring from the Council of States.
Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India, which issued this notification.
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.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Maharashtra: A state in India, with 7 members retiring from the Council of States.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India, with 6 members retiring from the Council of States.
West Bengal: A state in India, with 5 members retiring from the Council of States.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, with 4 members retiring from the Council of States.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, माच ा6, 2020/फाल्ग िु 16, 1941
No. 2] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020/PHALGUNA 16, 1941
भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 6 माचा, 2020
आ.अ. 2(अ).—यतः, भारत के राष्ट्रपजत िे लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 12 के
अधीि िारी, और तारीख 06 माचा, 2020 को भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचिा द्वारा िीचे की सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें
जर्जिर्िष्टा राज्यों की जर्धाि सभा के प्रत्येक जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों से यह अपेक्षा की है दक र्े उक्त सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में राज्यों के
सामिे जर्जिर्िष्टा संख्या में सिस्ट्य जिर्ााजचत कर िें:
सारणी
क्र. स.ं राज्य भरे िाि ेर्ाल ेस्ट्थाि
(1) (2)
1 महाराष्ट्र 7
2 ओजडिा 4
3 तजमलिाडु 6
4 पजिम बंगाल 5
5 आंध्र प्रििे 4
6 तेलंगािा 2
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7 असम 3
8 जबहार 5
9 छत्तीसगढ़ 2
10 गुिरात 4
11 हररयाणा 2
12 जहमाचल प्रििे 1
13 झारखण्ड 2
14 मध्य प्रििे 3
15 मजणपुर 1
16 रािस्ट्थाि 3
17 मेघालय 1
कुल-55
अतः, अब उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 39 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 56 के अिुसरण में भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग एतद्द्वाराः-
(अ) उक्त जिर्ााचि के संबंध में जिम्नजलजखत जिधााररत करता हःै -
(क) िाम जििजे ित करिे की अजमतम तारीख —13 माचा, 2020 (िुक्रर्ार)
(ख) िाम जिििे िों की संजर्क्षा की तारीख —16 माचा, 2020 (सोमर्ार)
(ग) अभ्यर्थाताएं र्ापस लेिे की अंजतम तारीख —18 माचा, 2020 (बुधर्ार)
(घ) र्ह तारीख, जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो मतिाि होगा, —26 माचा, 2020 (गुरुर्ार), और
(ङ) र्ह तारीख जिससे पूर्ा जिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा —30 माचा, 2020 (सोमर्ार), और
(आ) 9.00 बिे पूर्ााह्ि से 4.00 बिे अपराह्ि तक का समय, ऐसे समय के रूप में जियत करता है जिसके िौराि यदि
आर्श्यक हुआ तो, उक्त जर्जिर्िष्टा तारीख को, मतिाि होगा।
[सं. 318/रा.स.-मल्टी/2020 (1)]
आििे से,
सुमि कुमार िास, सजचर्
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th March, 2020
O.N. 2(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
6th March, 2020 been pleased to call upon the elected members of each of the Legislative Assemblies
of the States, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to elect to the Council of States, the
number of member(s) specified against that State in column (2) of the said TABLE:
TABLE
Sl. No. Name of State No. of members retiring
(1) (2)
1) Maharashtra 7
2) Odisha 4
3) Tamil Nadu 6[भाग II— खण् ड 3(iii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
4) West Bengal 5
5) Andhra Pradesh 4
6) Telangana 2
7) Assam 3
8) Bihar 5
9) Chhattisgarh 2
10) Gujarat 4
11) Haryana 2
12) Himachal Pradesh 1
13) Jharkhand 2
14) Madhya Pradesh 3
15) Manipur 1
16) Rajasthan 3
17) Meghalaya 1
Total 55
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 March, 2020 (Friday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 16th March, 2020 (Monday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 18th March, 2020 (Wednesday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 26th March, 2020 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken;
and
(e) the 30th March, 2020 (Monday), 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 in all the above mentioned States on the date specified above for the election.
[No. 318/CS-Multi/2020(1)]
By Order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.
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