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CHENNAI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026
Maasi 14, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2057
Part V—Section 4
Notifications by the Election Commission of India
V-4 Ex. (123)
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, 2026
No. SRO G-4/2026.
The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 26th February, 2026
[Phalguna 07, 1947 (Saka)] is republished:-
No. 318/CS-Multi/2026(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 26th February, 2026, 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
(1)
(2)
1.
Maharashtra
7
2.
Odisha
4
3.
Tamil Nadu
6
4.
West Bengal
5
5.
Assam
3
6.
Bihar
5
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2
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
S.No.
Name of State
No. of members
(1)
(2)
7.
Chhattisgarh
2
8.
Haryana
2
9.
Himachal Pradesh
1
10.
Telangana
2
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 05th March, 2026 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 06th March, 2026 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) the 09th March, 2026 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 16th March, 2026 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 20th March, 2026 (Friday), 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,
ARCHANA PATNAIK,
Chennai-600 009,
Chief Electoral Officer and
26th February, 2026.
Principal Secretary to Government,
Public (Elections) Department.
APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER
FOR BIENNIAL ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO FILL VACANCIES OF
MEMBERS RETIRING DURING APRIL, 2026
No. SRO G-5/2026.
The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, dated: 26th February, 2026 [Phalguna
07, 1947 (Saka)] is republished:-
No. 318/CS-Multi/2026(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;
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 26th February, 2026: -
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Table
States
Returning Officer
Assistant Returning Officer
(1)
(2)
(3)
Maharashtra
Dr. Vilas G. Athawale, Secretary, Maharashtra
Legislature Secretariat
1. Shri. Subhash S. Nalawade, Joint Secretary
-cum-OSD, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat
2. Smt. Seema Sachin Tambe, Under
Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat
Odisha
Shri Satyabrata Rout, Secretary, Odisha
Legislative Assembly
Sri Bidyadhar Majhi, Joint Secretary, Odisha
Legislative Assembly
Tamil Nadu
Tmt. R. Santhi,
Additional Secretary,
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat
Tmt. P. Thenmozhi,
Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative
Assembly Secretariat
West Bengal
Shri Soumendra Nath Das, Principal
Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Shri Dipankar Mondal, Deputy Secretary,
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assam
Shri Rajib Bhattacharyya, Additional
Secretary, Assam Legislative Assembly
Secretariat
Shri Prodip Handique, OSD (Joint Secretary),
Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat
Bihar
Smt. Khyati Singh, Joint Secretary-cum-
Secretary-in-Charge, Bihar Legislative
Assembly
Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deputy Secretary,
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Chhattisgarh
Shri Manish Sharma, Director, Chhattisgarh
Legislative Assembly
Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Deputy Secretary,
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Haryana
Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, IAS, Principal Secretary
to the Government, Haryana, Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare Department
Sh. Gaurav Goyal, Deputy Secretary, Haryana
Vidhan Sabha
Himachal Pradesh
Shri Yash Paul Sharma, Secretary, Himachal
Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Sh. Jitender Singh Kanwar, Deputy Secretary
(Legislation), Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Telangana
Sri Ch. Upender Reddy, Additional Secretary,
Telangana State Legislature
Sri A Sudhakar, Deputy Secretary, Telangana
State Legislature
(By Order)
Suman Kumar Das,
Secretary to the
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat,
ARCHANA PATNAIK,
Chennai-600 009,
Chief Electoral Officer and
26th February, 2026.
Principal Secretary to Government,
Public (Elections) Department.
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