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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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NOTIFICATION
5th March, 2018Phalguna 14, 1939 (Saka)
No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2018 (1) :- 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 5th March, 2018 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 members specified against that State in column (2) of the said TABLE:
TABLE
| Sl.No. | Name of State | No. of members retiring |
| (1) | (2) | |
| 1) | Andhra Pradesh | 3 |
| 2) | Bihar | 6 |
| 3) | Chhattisgarh | 1 |
| 4) | Gujarat | 4 |
| 5) | Haryana | 1 |
| 6) | Himachal Pradesh | 1 |
| 7) | Karnataka | 4 |
| 8) | Madhya Pradesh | 5 |
| 9) | Maharashtra | 6 |
| 10) | Telangana | 3 |
| 11) | Uttar Pradesh | 10 |
| 12) | Uttarakhand | 1 |
| 13) | West Bengal | 5 |
| 14) | Odisha | 3 |
| 15) | Rajasthan | 3 |
| 16) | Jharkhand | 2 |
| Total 58 |
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 12th March, 2018 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 13th March, 2018 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 15th March, 2018 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 23rd March, 2018 (Friday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 26th March, 2018 (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.
By order,
R.K. SRIVASTAVA,
Senior Principal Secretary to the
Election Commission of India