Schedule for bye-election for Lok Sabha and Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Telangana
Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancies in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Telangana – Regarding
There are following clear vacancies in Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of the States mentioned below, which are required to be filled up:
Vacancies in the Lok Sabha
Sl. No.
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State
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No. & Name of
Parliamentary Constituency
|
1
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Madhya Pradesh
|
24 - Ratlam (ST)
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2
|
Telangana
|
15 - Warangal (SC)
|
Vacancies in the Legislative Assemblies
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. & Name of
Assembly Constituency
|
1
|
Jharkhand
|
72 - Lohardaga (ST)
|
2
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
171 - Devas
|
3
|
Manipur
|
9 - Thangmeiband
|
4
|
Manipur
|
5 - Thongju
|
5
|
Mizoram
|
12 - Aizawl North – III (ST)
|
6
|
Meghalaya
|
32-Nongstoin (ST)
|
The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies as per the following schedule:-
1
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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28.10.2015 (Wednesday)
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2
|
Last date of making Nominations
|
04.11.2015 (Wednesday)
|
3
|
Scrutiny of Nominations
|
05.11.2015 (Thursday)
|
4
|
Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures
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07.11.2015 (Saturday)
|
5
|
Date of Poll
|
21.11.2015 (Saturday)
|
6
|
Counting of Votes
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24.11.2015 (Tuesday)
|
7
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Date before which election shall
be completed
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26.11.2015(Thursday)
|
ELECTORAL ROLL
The electoral rolls of the States mentioned above that contains Parliamentary and AssemblyConstituencies have been revised with reference to 01.01.2015 as the qualifying date and have been finally published on05.01.2015 except Jharkhand, Mizoram and Telangana. The date of final publication of Jharkhand is as on 19.03.2015, Telangana is as on 17.01.2015 and Mizoram is as on 15.01.2015.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs)
The Commission has decided to use EVMs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations . Adequate number 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.
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 anypart of the Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to partial modification as issued videCommission’s instruction No. 437/INST/2012/CC&BE, dated 26thApril, 2012(available on the Commission’s website). TheModel Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Government concerned. TheModel Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government in respect of the above district(s) of the State concerned.
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