The term of
office of 57 members of the Rajya Sabha
elected from 15 States is due to expire on their retirement in June-August,
2016 as detailed below:
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S.No.
|
Name of State
|
No. of Members Retiring
|
Date of Retirement
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4
|
21.06.2016
|
|
2.
|
Telangana
|
2
|
21.06.2016
|
|
3.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2
|
29.06.2016
|
|
4.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
29.06.2016
|
|
5.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
6
|
29.06.2016
|
|
6.
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
30.06.2016
|
|
7.
|
Odisha
|
3
|
01.07.2016
|
|
8.
|
Maharashtra
|
6
|
04.07.2016
|
|
9.
|
Punjab
|
2
|
04.07.2016
|
|
10.
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
04.07.2016
|
|
11.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
11
|
04.07.2016
|
|
12.
|
Uttrakhand
|
1
|
04.07.2016
|
|
13.
|
Bihar
|
5
|
07.07.2016
|
|
14.
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
07.07.2016
|
|
15.
|
Haryana
|
2
|
01.08.2016
|
|
Total = 57 Seats
|
A statement showing the
names of the members retiring as mentioned above is given in the Appendix.
2. The Election Commission has decided that
the biennial elections to the Council of States from the States of Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Haryana shall be held in accordance with the following programme:-.
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1.
|
Issue of Notifications
|
24th May, 2016 (Tuesday)
|
|
2.
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Last date of making nominations
|
31st May, 2016 (Tuesday)
|
|
3.
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Scrutiny of nominations
|
1st June, 2016 (Wednesday)
|
|
4.
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
|
3rd June, 2016 (Friday)
|
|
5.
|
Date of poll
|
11th June, 2016 (Saturday)
|
|
6.
|
Hours of
poll
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9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M
|
|
7.
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Counting of Votes
|
11th June, 2016 (Saturday)at
5.00 P.M.
|
|
8.
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Date before which elections shall be completed
|
13th June, 2016 (Monday)
|
APPENDIX
STATEMENT OF MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA RETIRING IN
THE MONTH OF JUNE- AUGUST, 2016
|
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
Name of the Member
|
Date of Retirement
|
Party affiliation
|
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Nirmala Sitharaman
|
21.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
2.
|
Jesu Dasu Seelam
|
21.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
3.
|
Jairam Ramesh
|
21.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
4.
|
Yalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary
|
21.06.2016
|
Telugu Desam
|
|
|
5.
|
Telangana
|
Gundu Sudha Rani
|
21.06.2016
|
Telugu Desam
|
|
|
6.
|
|
V. Hanumanta
Rao
|
21.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
7.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Nand Kumar Paikra (Sai)
|
29.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
8.
|
|
Mohsina Kidwai
|
29.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
9.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Anil Dave
|
29.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
10.
|
|
Chandan Saurav Mitra
|
29.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
11.
|
|
Dr. Vijaylaxmi
Sadho
|
29.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
12.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Dr. K.P. Ramalingam
|
29.06.2016
|
DMK
|
|
|
13.
|
|
A. Navaneethakrishnan
|
29.06.2016
|
AIADMK
|
|
|
14.
|
|
S.Thangavelu
|
29.06.2016
|
DMK
|
|
|
15.
|
|
E. M. Sudarsana
Natchiappan
|
29.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
16.
|
|
Paul Manoj
Pandian
|
29.06.2016
|
AIADMK
|
|
|
17.
|
|
A.William Rabi Bernard
|
29.06.2016
|
AIADMK
|
|
|
18.
|
Karnataka
|
Aayanur Manjunath
|
30.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
19.
|
Oscar Fernandes
|
30.06.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
20.
|
M. Venkaiah
Naidu
|
30.06.2016
|
BJP
|
|
|
21.
|
|
30.06.2016
(Vacant due to resignation on 04.05.2016)
|
Independent
|
|
|
22.
|
Odisha
|
Pyarimohan Mohapatra
|
01.07.2016
|
BJD
|
|
|
23.
|
|
|
01.07.2016
|
BJD
|
|
|
24.
|
|
|
01.07.2016
|
BJD
|
|
|
25.
|
Maharashtra
|
Goyal, Piyush Vedprakash
|
04.07.2016
|
|
|
|
26.
|
Jain, Ishwarlal
Shankarlal
|
04.07.2016
|
NCP
|
|
|
27.
|
Darda, Vijya Jawaharlal
|
04.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
28.
|
|
Pande, Avinash Narayanprasad
|
04.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
29.
|
|
Raut, Sanjay Rajaram
|
04.07.2016
|
Shivsena
|
|
|
30.
|
|
Patel, Praful
Monoharbhai
|
04.07.2016
|
NCP
|
|
|
31.
|
Punjab
|
Ambika Soni
|
04.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
|
32.
|
Balwinder Singh
|
04.07.2016
|
SAD
|
|
|
33.
|
Rajasthan
|
Ashk
Ali Tak
|
04.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
34.
|
Anand
Sharma
|
04.07.2016
(vacant due to resignation on 07.03.2016)
|
INC
|
|
35.
|
Ram Jethmalani
|
04.07.2016
|
BJP
|
|
36.
|
Vijayendra
Pal Singh
|
04.07.2016
|
BJP
|
|
37.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Ambeth Rajan
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
38.
|
Jugul
Kishore
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
39.
|
Narendra
Kumar Kashyap
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
40.
|
|
Vishambhar
Prasad Nishad
|
04.07.2016
|
SP
|
|
41.
|
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
|
04.07.2016
|
BJP
|
|
42.
|
Mu. Saalim
Ansari
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
43.
|
|
Kanak
Lata Singh
|
04.07.2016
|
|
|
44.
|
|
Arvind
Kumar
|
04.07.2016
|
SP
|
|
45.
|
Rajpal
Singh Saini
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
46.
|
Satish
Kumar Sharma
|
04.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
47.
|
Satish
Chandra Mishra
|
04.07.2016
|
BSP
|
|
48.
|
Uttrakhand
|
Tarun Vijay
|
04.07.2016
|
BJP
|
|
49.
|
Bihar
|
K.C. Tyagi
|
07.07.2016
|
JD (U)
|
|
50.
|
|
Pavan
Kumar Varma
|
07.07.2016
|
JD(U)
|
|
51.
|
|
Gaulam
Rasool
|
07.07.2016
|
JD(U)
|
|
52.
|
|
|
07.07.2016
|
JD(U)
|
|
53.
|
|
Sharad
yadav
|
07.07.2016
|
JD(U)
|
|
54.
|
Jharkhand
|
Mobashar
Jawed Akbar
|
07.07.2016
|
BJP
|
|
55.
|
|
Dhiraj
Prasad Sahu
|
07.07.2016
|
INC
|
|
56.
|
Haryana
|
Birender
Singh
|
01.08.2016
|
BJP
|
|
57.
|
|
Prabhu
Suresh Prabhakar
|
01.08.2016
|
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Election Commission of India
New Delhi : 12th
May,2016
RM/ RS