Election Commission
Schedule for bye-elections to fill clear vacancy in Parliamentary Constituencies of Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir and State Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, NCT of Delhi and Sikkim - Regarding.
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09 MAR 2017 12:54PM by PIB Delhi
I. There are following clear vacancies in Parliamentary constituencies and State Legislative Assemblies of various States, which need to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Parliamentary Constituency No. & Name
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1
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Jammu & Kashmir
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2 – Srinagar PC
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3 – Anantnag PC
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2
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Kerala
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6 – Malappuram PC
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Sl. No.
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State
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Assembly Constituency No. & Name
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1
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Assam
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113 – Dhemaji (ST) AC
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2
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Himachal Pradesh
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36 – Bhoranj (SC) AC
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3
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Madhya Pradesh
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09 – Ater AC
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89 – Bandhavgarh (ST) AC
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4
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West Bengal
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216 – Kanthi Dakshin AC
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5
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Rajasthan
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79 – Dholpur AC
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6
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Karnataka
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214 – Nanjangud (SC) AC
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224 – Gundlupet AC
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7
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Tamil Nadu
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11 – Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar AC
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8
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Jharkhand
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04 – Litipara (ST) AC
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9
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Sikkim
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28 – Upper Burtuk AC
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10
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NCT of Delhi
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27 – Rajouri Garden AC
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II. After taking into consideration various factors like, climatic conditions, major festivals, prevailing law & order electoral rolls, availability of central police force etc., the Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies. Schedule for holding bye-elections in Assembly Constituencies of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand and NCT of Delhi is as under:-
Poll Events
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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14.03.2017 (TUE)
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Last Date of Nomination
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21.03.2017 (TUE)
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Date for Scrutiny of Nomination
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22.03.2017 (WED)
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Last Date of Withdrawal of candidatures
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24.03.2017 (FRI)
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Date of Poll
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09.04.2017 (SUN)
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Date of Counting
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13.04.2017 (THU)
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Date before which election shall be completed
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15.04.2017 (SAT)
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III. Schedule of holding bye-election in Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala and Assembly Constituencies of Tamil Nadu and Sikkim is as under:
Poll Events
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Schedule for Kerala
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Schedule for Tamil Nadu and Sikkim
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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16.03.2017 (THU)
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16.03.2017 (THU)
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Last Date of Nomination
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23.03.2017 (THU)
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23.03.2017 (THU)
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Date for Scrutiny of Nomination
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24.03.2017 (FRI)
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24.03.2017 (FRI)
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Last Date of Withdrawal of candidatures
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27.03.2017 (MON)
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27.03.2017 (MON)
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Date of Poll
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12.04.2017 (WED)
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12.04.2017 (WED)
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Date of Counting
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17.04.2017 (MON)
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15.04.2017 (SAT)
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Date before which election shall be completed
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18.04.2017 (TUE)
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17.04.2017 (MON)
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IV. Schedule for holding bye-election in Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu & Kashmir is as under:
Poll Events
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Phase-1
(2-Srinagar PC)
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Phase-2
(3 – Anantnag PC)
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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14.03.2017 (TUE)
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17.03.2017 (FRI)
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Last Date of Nomination
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21.03.2017 (TUE)
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24.03.2017 (FRI)
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Date for Scrutiny of Nomination
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22.03.2017 (WED)
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27.03.2017 (MON)
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Last Date of Withdrawal of candidatures
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24.03.2017 (FRI)
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29.03.2017 (WED)
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Date of Poll
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09.04.2017 (SUN)
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12.04.2017 (WED)
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Date of Counting
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15.04.2017 (SAT)
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Date before which election shall be completed
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16.04.2017 (SUN)
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V. ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Roll with reference to 01.01.2017 has been finally published on 05.01.2017 in respect of West Bengal, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu, on 10.01.2017 in respect of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, NCT of Delhi and Karnataka, on 16.01.2017in respect of Rajasthan and Jharkhand and in respect of Assam and Kerala the electoral roll was published on 20.01.2017 and 14.01.2017 respectively.
VI. ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs)
The Commission has decided to use EVMs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations.Adequate numbers of EVMs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
VII. IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identificationshall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- elections at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter isdeprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the Electoral Rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
VIII. MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) inwhich the whole or any part of the Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies going for bye-elections isincluded, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/INST/2012/CC&BE, dated 26th April, 2012 (available on the Commission’s website). The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Governments concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the States concerned.
Election Commission of India
New Delhi, 09 March, 2017
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