This notification from the Election Commission of India announces a by-election to fill a vacancy in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). The vacancy was created by Achyutananda Samanta's election to the House of the People, which occurred before the expiration of his term of office (ending April 3, 2024). The notification, dated June 18, 2019, calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Odisha to elect a person to fill the vacancy before July 9, 2019, in accordance with the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Key dates for the by-election are:
* Last date for making nominations: June 25, 2019 (Tuesday)
* Date for scrutiny of nominations: June 26, 2019 (Wednesday)
* Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: June 28, 2019 (Friday)
* Date of poll (if necessary): July 5, 2019 (Friday)
* Date before which election shall be completed: July 9, 2019 (Tuesday)
Polling hours, if necessary, are fixed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The notification number is No. 100/CS-OD/42019/1. The Principal Secretary, Varinder Kumar, issued the order.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The organization responsible for conducting elections in India; issuing the notification.
Achyutananda Samanta: Member of the Council of States whose seat became vacant.
Council of States: The upper house of the Parliament of India, also known as Rajya Sabha.
Legislative Assembly of the State of Odisha: The lower house of the state legislature of Odisha, responsible for electing members to the Council of States.
State of Odisha: Indian state where the election to fill the vacant seat in the Council of States will take place.
House of the People: The lower house of the Parliament of India, also known as Lok Sabha.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The law governing elections in India, cited as the legal basis for the notification.
New Delhi: The location from which the Election Commission of India issued the notification.
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2896 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th June, 2019
O.N. 140(E).— WHEREAS, the seat of Achyutananda Samanta in the Council of States, elected by the elected
members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Odisha, has become vacant on 24.05.2019 by the reason of his
election to the House of the People, before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including 03.04.2024;
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 the State of Odisha to elect, before 09th July,
2019, 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 25th June, 2019 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 26th June, 2019 (Wednesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 28th June, 2019 (Friday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 05th July, 2019 (Friday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 09th July, 2019 (Tuesday), as the date before which the election shall be completed;
and
(C) 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 on
the date specified above for the election.
[No. 100/CS-OD/4/2019(1)]
By Order,
VARINDER KUMAR, Principal Secy.
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