There are following casual vacancies in Assembly Constituencies in
different states, which need to be filled up.
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Sl. No.
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Name of State
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Number and Name of
Assembly Constituencies
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Kerala
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140 – Neyyattinkara
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Goa
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27 – Cortalim
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After taking into consideration
various factors like, festivals,
electoral rolls, etc., the Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill
these vacancies as per the programme mentioned as
under: -
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Event
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Date
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1. Issue of Notification
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09.05.2012 (Wednesday)
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2. Last date of making
Nominations
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16.05.2012 (Wednesday)
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3. Scrutiny of Nominations
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17.05.2012 (Thursday)
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4. Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures
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19.05.2012 (Saturday)
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5. Date of Poll
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02.06.2012 (Saturday)
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6. Counting of Votes
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15.06.2012 (Friday)
08.00 AM
onwards
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7. Date before which election
shall be completed
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18.06.2012 (Monday)
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8. Hours of Poll
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08.00 AM to 5.00 PM
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ELECTORAL ROLL
The
electoral rolls of 140 – Neyyattinkara, and 27 – Cortalim Assembly Constituencies have been revised with
reference to 01.01.2012 as the
qualifying date and have been
published.
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.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In
consonance with the past practice,
the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be
mandatory in the aforementioned bye-
elections at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) shall be the main document of identity of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived 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.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come
into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of the Assembly
Constituencies going for bye-elections is included.
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, 24 April, 2012
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