Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh–
Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancy in
the State Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tripura and Uttar
Pradesh–
There are four clear vacancies in the
State Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh
which needs to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number
& Name of Assembly Constituency
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1.
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Chhattisgarh
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88 -
Dantewada (ST)
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2.
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Kerala
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93 – Pala
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3.
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Tripura
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14 –
Badharghat (SC)
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4.
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Uttar
Pradesh
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228-Hamirpur
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After taking into consideration
various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc.,
the Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies as per
the programme mentioned as under: -
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Poll Events
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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28.08.2019
(WEDNESDAY)
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Last Date of Nominations
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04.09.2019
(WEDNESDAY)
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Date for Scrutiny of Nominations
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05.09.2019
(THURSDAY)
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Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures
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07.09.2019
(SATURDAY)
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Date of Poll
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23.09.2019
(MONDAY)
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Date of Counting
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27.09.2019
(FRIDAY)
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Date before which election shall be completed
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29.09.2019
(SUNDAY)
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ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly
Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date has been finally
published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs) and
VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election in
allthepollingstations.Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made
available and all steps have been taken toensure 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 election at the
time of poll' Electoral Photo Identity cards (EPIC) shall be the main document
of identification 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 election.
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 constituency going
for election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide
Commission’ s instruction No. 437 /6/1NST2016-CCS, dated 29th June,
2017 (available on the commission's website). The Model code of conduct shall
be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the state Government
concerned. The Model code of conduct shall also be applicable to the Union
Government for the district of the State concerned.
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