The term of
office of 58 members of the Rajya Sabha elected from 15 States is due to expire
on their retirement in April, 2012 as detailed below :-
|
S.No.
|
Name
of State
|
No.
of members retiring
|
Date
of retirement
|
|
1.
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
6
|
02.04.2012
|
|
2.
|
Bihar
|
6
|
02.04.2012
|
|
3.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
02.04.2012
|
|
4.
|
Gujarat
|
4
|
02.04.2012
|
|
5.
|
Haryana
|
1
|
02.04.2012
|
|
6.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
1
|
02.04.2012
|
|
7.
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
02.04.2012
|
|
8.
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
02.04.2012
|
|
9.
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
5
|
02.04.2012
|
|
10.
|
Maharashtra
|
6
|
02.04.2012
|
|
11.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
10
|
02.04.2012
|
|
12.
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
02.04.2012
|
|
13.
|
West
Bengal
|
5
|
02.04.2012
|
|
14.
|
Odisha
|
3
|
03.04.2012
|
|
15.
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
03.04.2012
|
|
Total = 58 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, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West
Bengal, Odisha and Rajasthan shall be held in accordance with the following programme:-.
|
1.
|
Issue of Notifications
|
12th March, 2012 (Monday)
|
|
2.
|
Last date of making nominations
|
19th March, 2012 (Monday)
|
|
3.
|
Scrutiny of nominations
|
20th March, 2012 (Tuesday)
|
|
4.
|
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
|
22nd March, 2012 (Thursday)
|
|
5.
|
Date of poll
|
30th
March, 2012 (Friday)
|
|
6.
|
Hours of poll
|
9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M
|
|
7.
|
Counting of Votes
|
30th
March, 2012 (Friday) at 5.00 P.M.
|
|
8.
|
Date before which elections shall be completed
|
1st April, 2012 (Sunday)
|
And the biennial election to the
Council of States from the State of Bihar shall be held in accordance with the
following programme:-.
|
1.
|
Issue of Notifications
|
12th March, 2012 (Monday)
|
|
2.
|
Last date of making nominations
|
19th March, 2012 (Monday)
|
|
3.
|
Scrutiny of nominations
|
20th March, 2012 (Tuesday)
|
|
4.
|
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
|
23rd
March, 2012 (Friday)
|
|
5.
|
Date of poll
|
30th
March, 2012 (Friday)
|
|
6.
|
Hours of poll
|
9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M
|
|
7.
|
Counting of Votes
|
30th
March, 2012 (Friday) at 5.00 P.M.
|
|
8.
|
Date before which elections shall be completed
|
1st April, 2012 (Sunday)
|
Election
Commission of India
New
Delhi, 03 March, 2012
RM//RS
APPENDIX
STATEMENT
OF MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA RETIRING IN
THE
MONTH OF APRIL, 2012
|
S.No.
|
Name
of State
|
Name
of the Member
|
Date of Retirement
|
Party affiliation
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Shri Sd. Azeez
Pasha
|
02.04.2012
|
CPI
|
|
2.
|
Shri K. Keshava
Rao
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
3.
|
Shri Dasari Narayana Rao
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
4.
|
Shri Mule Venkata Mysura Reddy
|
02.04.2012
|
Telgu Desam
|
|
5.
|
Shri Raashid Alvi
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
6.
|
Shri G. Sanjeeva
Reddy
|
02-04-2012
|
INC
|
|
7.
|
Bihar
|
Shri Rajniti
Prasad
|
02-04-2012
|
RJD
|
|
8.
|
Dr.
Mahendra Prasad
|
02-04-2012
|
Janta Dal (United)
|
|
9.
|
Shri Ravishankar
Prasad
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
10.
|
Shri Ali Anwar
|
02-04-2012
|
Janta Dal (United)
|
|
11.
|
Shri Anil Kumar Sahni
|
02-04-2012
|
Janta Dal (United)
|
|
12.
|
Shri Jabir Husain
|
02-04-2012
|
RJD
|
|
13.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Shri Shrigopal
Vyas
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
14.
|
Gujarat
|
Jaitley Arun Maharaj Kishen
|
02.04.2012
|
BJP
|
|
15.
|
Patel
Kanjibhai Maganbhai
|
02.04.2012
|
BJP
|
|
16.
|
Rashtrapal Pravinchandra
|
02.04.2012
|
|
|
17.
|
Rupani Vijaykumar
Ramniklal
|
02.04.2012
|
BJP
|
|
18.
|
Haryana
|
Shri Shadi Lal
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
19.
|
Himachal pradesh
|
Smt.
Viplove Thakur
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
20.
|
Jharkhand
|
Sri
Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
21.
|
Ms.
Mabel Rebello
|
02-04-2012
|
INC
|
|
22.
|
Karnataka
|
Rajeev
Chandrasekhar
|
02-04-2012
|
IND
|
|
23.
|
Deol Hema Malini Dharmendra
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
24.
|
K.
Rahman Khan
|
02-04-2012
|
INC
|
|
25.
|
K.B.
Shanappa
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
26.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Susri Anusuiya Uike
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
27.
|
Shri Meghraj
Jain
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
28.
|
Shri Narayan
Singh
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
29.
|
Shri Vikram
Singh
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
30.
|
Shri Kaptan
Singh
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
S.No.
|
Name
of State
|
Name
of the Member
|
Date of retirement
|
|
|
31.
|
Maharashtra
|
Apte, Balwant Parshuram
|
02.04.2012
|
|
|
32.
|
Shri Mohte Patil, Ranjit Sinh Vijaysinh
|
02.04.2012
|
NCP
|
|
33.
|
Joshi,
Manohar Gajanan
|
02.04.2012
|
Shivsena
|
|
34.
|
Shri Adik, Govindrao Wamanrao
|
02.04.2012
|
NCP
|
|
35.
|
Shri Deshmukh Vilassrao Dagadojirao
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
36.
|
Shukla Rajeev Ramkumar
|
02.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
37.
|
Odisha
|
Sh.
Kishore Kumar Mohanti
|
03-04-2012
|
BJD
|
|
38.
|
|
03-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
39.
|
|
03-04-2012
|
INC
|
|
40.
|
Rajasthan
|
|
03.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
41.
|
|
03.04.2012
|
INC
|
|
42.
|
|
03.04.2012
|
BJP
|
|
43.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Sri
Kalraj Mishra
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
44.
|
Shri Naresh
Chandra Aggarwal
|
02-04-2012
|
BSP
|
|
45.
|
Sh.
Ganga Charan
|
02-04-2012
|
BSP
|
|
46.
|
Sri
Jai Prakash
|
02-04-2012
|
BSP
|
|
47.
|
Sri
Mahmood Madani
|
02-04-2012
|
Rashtriya Lokdal
|
|
48.
|
Shri Mahendra
Mohan
|
02-04-2012
|
Samajwadi Party
|
|
49.
|
Sri
Munkad
|
02-04-2012
|
BSP
|
|
50.
|
Shri Vinay Katiyar
|
02-04-2012
|
BJP
|
|
51.
|
Sri
Veerpal Singh Yadav
|
02-04-2012
|
Samajwadi Party
|
|
52.
|
Sh.
Pramod Kureel
|
02-04-2012
|
BSP
|
|
53.
|
Uttarakhand
|
Shri Satya Vrat
|
02-04-2012
|
INC
|
|
54.
|
West Bengal
|
Shri Tapan
Kumar Sen
|
02.04.2012
|
CPM
|
|
55.
|
Shri R.C. Singh
|
02.04.2012
|
All India Forward
Bloc
|
|
56.
|
Shri Moinul
Hassan Ahamed
|
02.04.2012
|
CPM
|
|
57.
|
Shri Mukul Roy
|
02.04.2012
|
All India Trinamool Congress
|
|
58.
|
Shri Saman Pathak
|
02.04.2012
|
CPM
|