TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2025

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

No. 251]

CHENNAI, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025

Vaikasi 19, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2056

Part V—Section 4

Notifications by the Election Commission of India

V-4 Ex. (251)

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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 JULY, 2025

No. SRO G-21/2025

The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 2nd June, 2025

[Jyaishtha 12, 1947 (Saka)] is republished:-

No. 318/CS-TN/2025 (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 2nd June, 2025, been

pleased to call upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, to elect 06 (six) members

to the Council of States to fill the vacancies in that House caused due to the retirement of the sitting members on

24th July, 2025 on the expiration of their term of office;

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 09th June, 2025 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;

(b) the 10th June, 2025 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;

(d) the 19th June, 2025 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and

(e) the 23rd June, 2025 (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 the above-mentioned State on the date specified above for the election.

(By Order)

Suman Kumar Das,

Secretary to the

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

ARCHANA PATNAIK,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and

2nd June 2025.

Secretary to Government,

Public (Elections) Department.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER FOR BIENNIAL ELECTIONS

TO THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO FILL VACANCIES OF MEMBERS RETIRING DURING JULY, 2025

No. SRO G-22/2025

The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 2nd June, 2025

[Jyaishtha 12, 1947 (Saka)] is republished:-

No. 318/CS-TN/2025 (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 Tamil Nadu, hereby-

(i)

designates the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the TABLE below to be the

Returning Officer; and

(ii) appoints the officer, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE, to be the

Assistant Returning Officer 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 02nd June, 2025: -

Table

Officer Designated as Returning Officer

Officer Appointed as Assistant Returning Officer

(1)

(2)

Thiru. B. Subramaniyam,

Additional Secretary, Tamil Nadu

Legislative Assembly Secretariat

Thiru. K. Ramesh,

Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu