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Notification under Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 calling upon the Legislative Assemblies of fifteen states to elect members to fill Rajya Sabha vacancies arising from retirements on 2nd and 3rd April 2024.

Detailed Summary

In S.O. 571(E) dated 8th February 2024, the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) issued a notification in pursuance of Section 12 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), calling upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each of fifteen specified states to elect, in accordance with the Act and rules made thereunder, members to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill seats vacated on expiry of the outgoing members' terms; the accompanying Table specifies the number of seats to be filled per state: Andhra Pradesh (3), Bihar (6), Chhattisgarh (1), Gujarat (4), Haryana (1), Himachal Pradesh (1), Karnataka (4), Madhya Pradesh (5), Maharashtra (6), Telangana (3), Uttar Pradesh (10), Uttarakhand (1) and West Bengal (5), all with a retirement date of 2nd April 2024, and Odisha (3) and Rajasthan (3), both with a retirement date of 3rd April 2024; the notification is signed by Diwakar Singh, Joint Secretary and Legislative Counsel, under File No. H.11024/01/2023-Leg.II.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08022024-251935 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 543] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024/MAGHA 19, 1945 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th February, 2024 S.O. 571(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 | | 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, Jt. Secy. and 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVAST 2004.00.08 12:18

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