Election Commission
Bye Elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala
Posted On:
30 JUL 2020 11:58AM by PIB Delhi
There are two casual vacancies in the Council of States one each from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala as per following details: -
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State
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Name of Members
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Reason
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Date of vacancy
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Term Up to
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Uttar Pradesh
|
Beni Prasad Verma
|
Death
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27.03.2020
|
04.07.2022
|
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Kerala
|
M.P. Veerendra Kumar
|
Death
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28.05.2020
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02.04.2022
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2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala 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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| 1 |
Issue of Notifications
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06th August, 2020 (Thursday)
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| 2 |
Last date of making nominations
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13th August, 2020 (Thursday)
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| 3 |
Scrutiny of nominations
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14th August, 2020 (Friday)
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| 4 |
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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17th August, 2020 (Monday)
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| 5 |
Date of Poll
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24th August, 2020 (Monday)
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| 6 |
Hours of Poll
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09:00 am to 04:00 pm
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| 7 |
Counting of Votes
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24th August, 2020 (Monday) at 05:00 pm
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| 8 |
Date before which election shall be completed
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26th August, 2020 (Wednesday)
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3. Commission has also directed the Chief Secretaries concerned 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 elections.
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