Biennial Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council from Graduates’ and Teachers’ Constituencies.



Biennial Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council from Graduates’ and Teachers’ Constituencies.

 The term of office of the following two sitting members elected from Graduates’ Constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council and two members elected from Teachers’ Constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council is due to expire on 4th July, 2016 and they are due to retire on the expiration of their term, as detailed below:-

Sl. No.
Name of the Constituency
Name of Member
Date of retirement
1.

Karnataka North-West Graudates’

Mahantesh Shivanand Koujalagi

04.07.2016

2.

Karnataka South Graduates’

G. Madhusudana

04.07.2016

1.

Karnataka North-West Teachers’

Sh. Arun Shahpur

04.07.2016

2.

Karnataka West Teachers’

Sri Basavaraj S. Horatti

04.07.2016

              


2.           The Commission has decided to conduct biennial elections to fill up the above mentioned vacancies in accordance with the following programme:-



1.
Issue of Notifications

16th May, 2016 ( Monday)
2.
Last date of making nominations

23rd  May, 2016 (Monday)
3.
Scrutiny of nominations

24th May, 2016 (Tuesday)
4.
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures

26th May,  2016 (Thursday)
5.
Date of Poll

9th June, 2016  (Thursday)
6.
Hours of Poll

8.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M
7.
Counting of votes

13th June, 2016 (Monday)
8.
Date before which election shall be completed

15th June , 2016 (Wednesday)














3.           The Model Code of Conduct will come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the above Constituencies are comprised.  In addition, the ECI instructions relating to defacement of public & private properties shall also be applicable. A detailed instruction with regard to the applicability of Model Code of Conduct for this election is being issued separately.


Election Commission of India
New Delhi : 10th May ,2016

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