Election Commission
Bye Elections to the Bihar Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Posted On:
06 JAN 2021 2:38PM by PIB Delhi
There are two casual vacancies in the Bihar Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follows:
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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Sh. Vinod Narain Jha
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By MLAs
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Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly on 11.11.2020
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21.07.2022
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Sh. Sushil Kumar Modi
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By MLAs
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Resignation on 09.12.2020
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06.05.2024
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2. The Commission has decided to hold two separate bye-elections to the Bihar Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies as per the following common schedule: -
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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11th January, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Last Date of making nominations
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18th January, 2021 (Monday)
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-
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Scrutiny of nominations
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19th January, 2021 (Tuesday)
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-
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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21st January, 2021 (Thursday)
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-
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Date of Poll
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28th January, 2021 (Thursday)
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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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28th January, 2021 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm
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-
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Date before which election shall be completed
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01st February, 2021 (Monday)
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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, Bihar 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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