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NOTIFICATIONS BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

APPOINTMENT OF DATES FOR VARIOUS STAGES AND FIXATION OF HOURS OF POLL FOR

BIENNIAL ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO FILL VACANCIES OF MEMBERS RETIRING

DURING APRIL, 2020.

No.SRO G-3/2020.

The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 06th March, 2020

[Phalguna 16, 1941 (Saka)] is republished:-

No. 318/CS-Multi/2020(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

06th 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)

(3)

(1)

Maharashtra

7

(2)

Odisha

4

(3)

Tamil Nadu

6

(4)

West Bengal

5

(5)

Andhra Pradesh

4

(6)

Telangana

2

(7)

Assam

3

(8)

Bihar

5

(9)

Chhattisgarh

2

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Name of State

No. of Members retiring

(1)

(2)

(3)

(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.

(By Order)

Suman Kumar Das,

Secretary to the Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and Secretary to Government,

6th March 2020.

Public (Elections) Department.

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APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS FOR BIENNIAL ELECTIONS TO

THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO FILL VACANCIES OF MEMBERS RETIRING DURING APRIL, 2020.

No.SRO G-4/2020.

The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 06th March, 2020 [Phalguna 16, 1941

(Saka)] is republished:-

No. 318/CS-Multi/2020(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 of India, 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 functions;

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 06th March, 2020: -

Table

States

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

(1)

(2)

(3)

Maharashtra

Shri Rajendra Bhagwat, Secretary (In-charge),

Maharashtra Legislature

Secretariat

1. Shri Vilas G. Athawale, Deputy Secretary,

Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat

2. Shri Prakashchandra Shriram Khondalay,

Under Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature

Secretariat

Odisha

Sri Dasharathi Satapathy, IAS, Secretary,

Odisha Legislative Assembly

Sri Shishir Kanta Swain,

Deputy Secretary, Odisha Legislative Assembly

Tamil Nadu

Thiru. K. Srinivasan, Secretary,

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Secretariat

Thiru. B. Subramaniyam,

Additional Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative

Assembly Secretariat

West Bengal

Shri Abhijit Som,

Secretary,

West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Smt. Swasti Acharya,

Joint Secretary, West Bengal Legislative

Assembly

Andhra Pradesh

Sri P. Balakrishnamacharyulu,

Secretary to Andhra Pradesh State Legislature

Sri P.V. Subba Reddy, Assistant Secretary,

Andhra Pradesh State Legislature

Telangana

Dr. V. Narasimha Charyulu,

Secretary to State Legislature

Sri S. Durga Prasad,

Deputy Secretary to State Legislature

Assam

Shri Amarendra Narayan Deka,

Additional Secretary,

Assam Legislative Assembly

1.

Shri Dulal Pegu, Joint Secretary,

Assam Legislative Assembly

2. Shri Rajib Bhattacharyya,

Joint Secretary,

Assam Legislative Assembly

Bihar

Shri Bateshwar Nath Panday,

Secretary,

Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Patna

Shri Bhushan Kumar Jha,

Director, Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Patna

Chhattisgarh

Shri G. S. Murthy, Additional Secretary,

Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha

Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Under Secretary,

Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha

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States

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

(1)

(2)

(3)

Gujarat

Mr. C. B. Pandya, Deputy Secretary,

Gujarat Legislature Secretariat

Mrs. Reeta Mehta, Deputy Secretary, Gujarat

Legislature Secretariat

Haryana

Shri Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Director General,

Higher and Technical Education,

Haryana and Secretary to Govt. Haryana,

Higher and Technical Education Department

Shri Naren Dutt, Joint Secretary,

Haryana Vidhan Sabha

Himachal Pradesh

Shri Yash Paul Sharma, Secretary,

Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Sh. Sanjeev Gupta,

Under Secretary (Legislation),

Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Jharkhand

Shri Mahendra Prasad, Secretary,

Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, Ranchi

Shri Ranjeet Kumar, Joint Secretary,

Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, Ranchi

Madhya Pradesh

Shri A.P. Singh,

Principal Secretary,

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Shri Puneet Kumar Shrivastava,

Director, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Manipur

Smt. M. Ramani Devi,

Secretary,

Manipur Legislative Assembly

Shri Rohit Sapam,

Joint Secretary, Manipur Legislative Assembly

Rajasthan

Shri Pramil Kumar Mathur,

Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,

Jaipur

Shri Mahesh Chandra Sharma

Deputy Secretary (General), Rajasthan

Legislative Assembly, Jaipur

Meghalaya

Shri. F. G. Momin, Joint Secretary,

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Secretariat

Smt. F. Kharsyiemiong, Under Secretary,

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Secretariat

(By Order)

Suman Kumar Das,

Secretary to the Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and Secretary to Government,

6th March 2020.

Public (Elections) Department.

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