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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT

(ELECTIONS)

NOTIFICATION

No. DPAR 01 CHURASA 2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 8^th February 2024.

The following Presidential Notification under Section 12 of the Representation of the People

Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), issued in F.No.H-11024/01/2023-Leg.-II, dated: 08^th February, 2024,

Notification No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2024 (1), dated: 08-02-2024 and No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2024

(2), dated: 08-02-2024 of the Election Commission of India are republished hereunder for

general information :

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Government of India

Ministry of Law and Justice

(Legislative Department)

***

New Delhi, the 08^th February, 2024

Notification

S.O…… (E).–– In pursuance of section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the

President is pleased to call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each State specified

in column (2) of the Table below, to elect, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the

rules and orders made thereunder, the number of member(s) specified against each State in column (3)

of the said Table, for the purpose of filling the seat(s) of member(s) of the Council of States whose term

of office is due to expire on the date mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said

Table, on the expiration of their term of office:-

TABLE

Sl.

No.

Name of State

No of seats to be

filled

Date of retirement

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

Andhra Pradesh

03

02.04.2024

2.

Bihar

06

02.04.2024

3.

Chhattisgarh

01

02.04.2024

4.

Gujarat

04

02.04.2024

5.

Haryana

01

02.04.2024

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6.

Himachal Pradesh

01

02.04.2024

7.

Karnataka

04

02.04.2024

8.

Madhya Pradesh

05

02.04.2024

9.

Maharashtra

06

02.04.2024

10.

Telangana

03

02.04.2024

11.

Uttar Pradesh

10

02.04.2024

12.

Uttarakhand

01

02.04.2024

13.

West Bengal

05

02.04.2024

14.

Odisha

03

03.04.2024

15.

Rajasthan

03

03.04.2024

[F.No.H.11024/01/2023-Leg.II]

(Diwakar Singh)

Joint Secretary & Legislative Counsel

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001

Dated: 08^th February, 2024

Magha 19, 1945 (Saka)

NOTIFICATION

No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2024(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 08^th February, 2024 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

S.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

3

13.

West Bengal

5

14.

Odisha

3

15.

Rajasthan

3

Now, therefore, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 39 and Section 56 of the said

Act, the Election Commission hereby-

(A)

appoints, with respect to the said election;

(a) the 15^th February, 2024 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations;

(b) the 16^th February, 2024 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;

(c) the 20^th February, 2024 (Tuesday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;

(d) the 27^th February, 2024 (Tuesday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken;

and

(e) the 29^th February, 2024 (Thursday), 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.

By order,

(SUMAN KUMAR DAS)

Secretary to the

Election Commission of India

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001

Dated: 08^th February, 2024

Magha 19, 1945 (Saka)

NOTIFICATION

No. 318/CS-Multi/2/2024(2): - In pursuance of Section 21, and in exercise of the powers

conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22, of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of

1951), the Election Commission, in consultation with the Government of each of the States,

specified in the column (1) of the TABLE below, hereby-

(i)

designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the

said TABLE to be the Returning Officer; and

(ii)

appoints the officer(s), specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the

said TABLE, to be the Assistant Returning Officer(s) to assist the Returning

Officer in the performance of his/her functions;

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in respect of the biennial election to the Council of States, to be held in that State in

pursuance of the notification of the President of India, published in the Gazette of India on 08^th

February, 2024: -

TABLE

States

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

(1)

(2)

(3)

Andhra Pradesh

Sri M. Vijaya Raju, Joint Secretary

to

Andhra

Pradesh

State

Legislature

Sri

P.V.

Subba

Reddy,

Joint

Secretary to Andhra Pradesh State

Legislature

Bihar

Sh. Raj Kumar, Secretary, Bihar

Legislative Assembly

Sh. Asim Kumar, Director, Bihar

Legislative Assembly

Chhattisgarh

Sh. Dinesh Sharma, Secretary,

Chhattisgarh

Legislative

Assembly

Sh.

Dinesh

Trivedi,

Deputy

Secretary, Chhattisgarh Legislative

Assembly

Gujarat

Mrs. Reeta Mehta, Joint Secretary,

Gujarat Legislature Secretariat

Mr. M. H. Karangiya, Deputy

Secretary,

Gujarat

Legislature

Secretariat

Haryana

Sh. Saket Kumar, IAS, Managing

Director,

Uttar

Haryana

Bijli

Vitaran Nigam Ltd.

Sh. Gaurav Goyal, Deputy Secretary,

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat

Himachal

Pradesh

Shri Yash Paul Sharma, IAS,

Secretary,

Himachal

Pradesh

Vidhan Sabha

Sh. Jitender Singh Kanwar, Under

Secretary (Legislation) Himachal

Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Karnataka

Smt. M.K. Vishalakshi, Secretary,

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Shri. B.S. Mahalingesh, Director,

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Sanjay Gupta, IAS, Labour

Commissioner, Vidhana Sabha

Bhawan, Arena Hills, Bhopal

Sri Bhagwatdeen Singh Paraste,

Additional

Secretary,

Madhya

Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat

Maharashtra

Sh. Jitendra Bhole, Secretary (1)

Incharge,

Maharashtra

Legislature Secretariat

1. Shri Ruturaj J. Kudtarkar, Deputy

Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature

Secretariat

2. Smt. Poonam H. Dhage, Deputy

Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature

Secretariat

Rajasthan

Shri Mahaveer Prasad Sharma,

Principal

Secretary,

Rajasthan

Legislative Assembly

Shri

Suresh

Chand

Pareek,

Assistant

Secretary

[General],

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Telangana

Sri Ch Upender Reddy, Joint

Secretary,

Telangana

State

Legislature

Sri A Sudhakar, Assistant Secretary,

Telangana State Legislature

Uttar Pradesh

Sri Brij Bhushan Dubey, Special

Secretary, Legislative Assembly,

Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Sri

Ram

Autar

Singh,

Joint

Secretary, Legislative Assembly,

Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Uttarakhand

Shri Chandra Mohan Goswami,

Joint

Secretary,

Uttarakhand

Legislative Assembly

Shri

Mayank

Singhal,

Senior

Protocol

Officer,

Uttarakhand

Legislative Assembly

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West Bengal

Shri

Sukumar

Ray,

Principal

Secretary, West Bengal Legislative

Assembly

Smt. Swasti Acharya, Joint

Secretary-cum-Committee Officer,

West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Odisha

Shri Abanikanta Pattanaik, IAS,

Additional

Secretary

to

Government,

Steel

&

Mines

Department

Sri

Bidyadhar

Majhi,

Deputy

Secretary,

Odisha

Legislative

Assembly

By order,

(SUMAN KUMAR DAS)

Secretary to the

Election Commission of India

(MADHU A.C)

Assistant Chief Electoral Officer &

Ex-Officio Under Secretary to Government (I/c)

D.P.A.R (Elections)

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