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The President calls upon elected members of State Legislative Assemblies to elect members to the Council of States to fill seats expiring on specified dates, in pursuance of Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) issued Notification S.O. 2754(E) on 1st June, 2026, in pursuance of Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951). This notification calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of various States to elect members for the Council of States to fill seats whose terms of office are due to expire. Specifically, 4 seats are to be filled from Andhra Pradesh, 4 from Gujarat, 2 from Jharkhand, 3 from Madhya Pradesh (term expiring 21.06.2026), 1 from Manipur, 1 from Meghalaya, 3 from Rajasthan, 1 from Arunachal Pradesh (term expiring 23.06.2026), 4 from Karnataka (term expiring 25.06.2026), and 1 from Mizoram (term expiring 19.07.2026). The notification was signed by AKALI V. KONGHAY, Jt. Secy. & Legislative Counsel.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01062026-273015 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2661] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISTHA 11, 1948 3873 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026 S.O. 2754(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 members specified against each State in column (3) of the said table, for the purpose of filling the seats of members 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 +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | Serial | Name of State | No of seats to be filled | Date of expiry of term of | | number | | | office | +========+===================+======================+============================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 2 | Gujarat | 4 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 3 | Jharkhand | 2 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 21.06.2026 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 5 | Manipur | 1 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 6 | Meghalaya | 1 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 7 | Rajasthan | 3 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 8 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 23.06.2026 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 9 | Karnataka | 4 | 25.06.2026 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ | 10 | Mizoram | 1 | 19.07.2026 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+----------------------------+ [F. No. H-11024/4/2026-Leg.II] AKALI V. KONGHAY, Jt. Secy. & Legislative Counsel Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND KUMER CHAND MEENA MEENA Date: 2026.06.01 09:48:30 +05'30'

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