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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 76} NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970/PHALGUNA 14, 1891

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 5th March 1970

S.O. 927.—Whereas the President has by notification published in the Gazette of India, on 5th March, 1970, called upon the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Maharashtra and Punjab to elect six and three members respectively to the Council of States;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of sec- tion 39 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission hereby appoints with respect to the said election—

(a) the 12th March, 1970 (Thursday), as the last date for making nomina- tions;

(b) the 13th March, 1970 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of nomina- tions;

(c) the 16th March, 1970 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;

(d) the 25th March, 1970 (Wednesday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and

(e) the 31st March, 1970 (Tuesday), as the date before which the electionshall be completed. [No. 318/MT-PB/70(l).] (277 )

S.O. 928.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 and subsection (1) of section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commis- sion hereby—

(a) designates, in respect of the biennial election to the Council of States to be held in the States specified in column 1 of the Table below in pursuance of the President's notification published in the Gazette of India on the 5th March, 1970, the officer specified against that State in column 2 to be the Returning Officer; and

(b) appoints in respect of the said election, the officer specified against thit

State in column 3 to assist the said Returning Officer-

TABLE

Officer appointed a* Awilttn

Officer designated at Returing

Name of State

Returning Officer

Officer

2

i

3

Shri A. B. Palekar, Deputy Sec-

i. Maharashtra

Shri G. G. Kudalkar, Under Secretary Maharashtra Le-

gislature Secretariat.

tary} Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat.

Secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sa-

2. Punjab

Deputy Secretary) Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.

bha Secretariat-[No. 318/MT-PB/70(2)-]

S.O. 929.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Representa- tion of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission hereby fixes the hours specified in column 2 of the table below as the hours during which the poll shall, tf necessary, be taken at the biennial elections to the Council of States in the corresponding State specified in column 1 of the table to be held in pursuance of the President's notification published In the Gazette of India on the 5th March, 1970.

TABLE

Hours of poll

N"me of State

1

2

10 a.m. to 1-oo p.m.

1. Maharashtra

2. P u n j ab . . . . . ..

10 a.m. to 3 00 p. m.

[No. 318/MT-PB/70(3).]

By order,

A. N. SEN, Secy.

PRINTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1970