Election Commission
Bye Elections to the Council of States from various States
Posted On:
09 SEP 2021 11:41AM by PIB Delhi
There are six casual vacancies in the Council of States from various States as per details below: -
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State
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Name of Member
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Cause of vacancy
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Date of vacancy
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Term Up to
|
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West Bengal
|
Sh. Manas Ranjan Bhunia
|
Resignation
|
06.05.2021
|
18.08.2023
|
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Assam
|
Sh. Biswajit Daimary
|
Resignation
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10.05.2021
|
09.04.2026
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Thiru. K.P. Munusamy
|
Resignation
|
07.05.2021
|
02.04.2026
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Thiru. R. Vaithilingam
|
Resignation
|
07.05.2021
|
29.06.2022
|
|
Maharashtra
|
Sh. Rajeev Shankarrao Satav
|
Death
|
16.05.2021
|
02.04.2026
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Sh. Thaawarchand Gehlot
|
Resignation
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07.07.2021
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02.04.2024
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The Commission has decided to hold six bye-elections to the Council of States from above mentioned States to fill up the above said vacancies in accordance with 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 Notifications
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15th September, 2021 (Wednesday)
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-
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Last date of making nominations
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22nd September, 2021 (Wednesday)
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-
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Scrutiny of nominations
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23rd September, 2021 (Thursday)
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-
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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27th September, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Date of Poll
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04th October, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Hours of Poll
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09:00am – 04:00pm
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-
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Counting of Votes
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04th October, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00pm
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-
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Date before which election shall be completed
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06th October, 2021 (Wednesday)
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Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 as already issued by ECI as well as the recent guidelines issued by ECI as contained in para 13 of Press Note dated 04.09.2021 available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13681-schedule-to-fill-casual-vacancy-and-adjourned-poll-in-the-assembly-constituencies-regarding/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process for all persons.
The Chief Secretaries of States concerned are 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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