Election Commission
Press Note- Bye Elections to the Council of States from Manipur and Odisha
Posted On:
03 MAY 2017 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
There are casual vacancies in the Council of States from Manipur and Odisha. The details are given as below: -
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S.No
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State
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Name of Member
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Cause of vacancy
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Term of office upto
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1.
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Manipur
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Sh. Haji Abdul Salam
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Death on 28.02.2017
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09.04.2020
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2.
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Odisha
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Sh. Bishnu Charan Das
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Resignation on 21.03.2017
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01.07.2022
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The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Council of States from Manipur and Odisha to fill up the above said vacancies in accordance with the following programmme: -
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Sl.No.
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Subject of Program
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Dates and Days
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1.
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Issue of Notifications
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8th May, 2017 (Monday)
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2.
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Last Date of making nominations
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15th May, 2017 (Monday)
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3.
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Scrutiny of nominations
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16th May, 2017 (Tuesday)
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4.
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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18th May, 2017 (Thursday)
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5.
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Date of Poll
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25th May, 2017 (Thursday)
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6.
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Hours of Poll
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9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
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7.
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Counting of Votes
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25th May, 2017 (Thursday) at 5.00 P.M.
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8.
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Date before which election shall be completed
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27th May, 2017 (Saturday)
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Election Commission of India
New Delhi: 03th May, 2017
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(Release ID: 1489124)
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