Election Commission
Biennial Elections to the Council of States from the States of Gujarat and West Bengal and bye election to Council of States from Madhya Pradesh-reg
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14 JUL 2017 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
The term of office of 9 (Nine) members of the Rajya Sabha elected from below mentioned 2 (two) States is due to expire on their retirement in August, 2017 as detailed below: -
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S.No.
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Name of State
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Name of the Member
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Date of Retirement
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1.
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Gujarat
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1.
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Patel Ahmed Mohammedbhai
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18.08.2017
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2.
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Pandya Dilipbhai Shivshankarbhai
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3.
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Irani Smriti Zubin
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2.
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West Bengal
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1.
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Derek O’Brien
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18.08.2017
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2.
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Debabrata Bandyopadhyay
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3.
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Pradip Bhattacharya
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4.
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Sitaram Yechury
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5.
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Sukhendusekhar Roy
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6.
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Dola Sen
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2. Apart from above, a casual vacancy in the Council of States from Madhya Pradesh has also arisen. The details are given as below: -
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S.No
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State
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Name of Member
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Cause of vacancy
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Term of office up to
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1.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Sh. Anil Madhav Dave
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Death on 18.05.2017
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29.06.2022
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3. The Election Commission has decided that the aforesaid Biennial Elections to the Council of States from the above States and a bye-election to Council of States from Madhya Pradesh shall be held in accordance with the following programme: -
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Sl.No.
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Subject of Programme
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Dates and Days
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1.
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Issue of Notifications
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21st July, 2017 (Friday)
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2.
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Last Date of making nominations
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28th July, 2017 (Friday)
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3.
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Scrutiny of nominations
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29th July, 2017 (Saturday)
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4.
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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31st July, 2017 (Monday)
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5.
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Date of Poll
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8th August, 2017(Tuesday)
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6.
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Hours of Poll
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9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
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7.
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Counting of Votes
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8th August, 2017 (Tuesday) at 5.00 P.M.
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8.
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Date before which election shall be completed
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11th August, 2017 (Friday)
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