Election Commission
Bye Election to the Council of States from Assam -reg.
Posted On:
04 FEB 2021 2:17PM by PIB Delhi
There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States from Assam 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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Assam
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Shri Biswajit Daimary
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Resignation
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21.11.2020
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09.04.2026
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2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Assam to fill up the above said vacancy 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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Issue of Notifications
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11th February, 2021 (Thursday)
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Last date of making nominations
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18th February, 2021 (Thursday)
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Scrutiny of nominations
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19th February, 2021 (Friday)
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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22nd February, 2021 (Monday)
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Date of Poll
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01st March, 2021 (Monday)
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Hours of Poll
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09:00 am-04:00 pm
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Counting of Votes
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01st March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm
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Date before which election shall be completed
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03rd March, 2021 (Wednesday)
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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, Assam 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.
5. Further, the Commission has also appointed the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam as Observer for this election.
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