Election Commission
Bye Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Posted On:
18 FEB 2021 2:36PM by PIB Delhi
There is one casual vacancy in the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancy are as follows:
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Name of Member
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Nature of election
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Cause of vacancy
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Term up to
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S. L. Dharmegowda
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By MLAs
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Death
on 28.12.2020
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17.06.2024
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2. The Commission has decided to hold a bye-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancy as per the following schedule:
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S. No.
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Events
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Dates
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-
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Issue of Notification
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25th February, 2021 (Thursday)
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-
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Last Date of making nominations
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04th March, 2021 (Thursday)
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-
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Scrutiny of nominations
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05th March, 2021 (Friday)
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-
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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08th March, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Date of Poll
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15th March, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Hours of Poll
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09:00 am to 04:00 pm
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-
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Counting of Votes
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15th March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm
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-
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Date before which election shall be completed
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18th March, 2021 (Thursday)
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3. Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: -
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
(a) Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
(b) Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. The Chief Secretary, Karnataka is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election.
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