Bye Election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu Programme Notification

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01062026-273020 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-01062026-273020 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 21] िई दिल्ली, सोिर्ार, ििू 1, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 11, 1948 No. 21] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISHTHA 11, 1948 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 1 िूि, 2026 आ.अ. 21(अ).— यतः, तजिलिाडु राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों द्वारा राज्य सभा ि ें जिर्ााजचत श्री सी. र्ी. षणिुगि का स्ट्थाि जििकी पिार्जध 29.06.2028 सजित उस तारीख तक थी, के सिाप्त िोि े स े पूर्ा त्यागपत्र िेि े के कारण 07.05.2026 स े ररक्त िो गया ि;ै और यतः, इस प्रकार हुई ररजक्त को भरिे के प्रयोिि स ेउप-जिर्ााचि करािा ि;ै अतः, अब लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियि 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 147, धारा 39 की उपधारा (1) और धारा 56 के अिुसरण िें जिर्ााचि आयोग एतद्द्वारा- (अ) तजिलिाडु राज्य की जर्धाि सभा के जिर्ााजचत सिस्ट्यों स े यि अपेक्षा करता ि ै दक र्े 20 िूि, 2026 स े पूर् ा तथा उक्त अजधजियि और तद्धीि बिाए गए जियिों और उिके तित िारी दकए गए आिेिों के उपबन्धों के अिुसार राज्य सभा ि ें उक्त ररजक्त को भरिे के प्रयोिि स े एक व्यजक्त जिर्ााजचत कर ि।ें (आ) उक्त जिर्ााचि के संबंध ि:ें - (क) िाि जििेजित करिे की अजन्ति तारीख – 08 िूि, 2026 (सोिर्ार);

(ख) िाि जििेिि की संर्ीक्षा की तारीख – 09 िूि, 2026 (िगं लर्ार); (ग) अभ्यर्थता ाएं र्ापस लिे े की अजन्ति तारीख – 11 ििू , 2026 (गुरूर्ार); (घ) र्ि तारीख जिसको यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो ितिाि िोगा – 18 िूि, 2026 (गुरूर्ार); और 3878 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] (ड.) र्ि तारीख जिससे पूर् ाजिर्ााचि सम्पन्न करा जलया िाएगा – 20 िूि, 2026 (िजिर्ार); जियत करता ि;ै और (इ) 09:00 बिे पूर्ााह्ि से 04:00 बिे अपराह्ि तक का सिय उस सिय के रूप िें जियत करता ि ै जिसको, यदि आर्श्यक हुआ तो, जर्जिर्िाष्ट तारीख को ितिाि िोगा। [फा. सं. 100/ रा.स.-तजिलिाडु/03/2026 (1)] आिेि स,े सुिि कुिार िास, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026 O.N. 21(E).— WHEREAS, the seat of Shri C. Ve. Shanmugam, in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, has become vacant on 07.05.2026 by the reason of his resignation, before the expiration of his term of office which was up to and including

29.06.2028; and

WHEREAS, a bye-election is to be held for the purpose of filling the vacancy so caused;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 147, sub-section (1) of Section 39 and Section 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission hereby-

(A) calls upon the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu to elect, before 20th June, 2026 and in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder, a person for the purpose of filling the said vacancy in the Council of States;

(B) appoints, with respect to the said election;

(a) the 08th June, 2026 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;

(b) the 09th June, 2026 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;

(c) the 11th June, 2026 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;

(d) the 18th June, 2026 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and

(e) the 20th June, 2026 (Saturday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and

(C) fixes the hours from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above for the election. [F. No. 100/CS-TN/03/2026 (1)] By order, SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secy.

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