There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States from Assam as per following details: –
|
State |
Name of Members |
Reason |
Date of vacancy |
Term Up to |
|
Assam |
Shri Biswajit Daimary |
Resignation |
21.11.2020 |
09.04.2026 |
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 |
Events |
Dates |
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Issue of Notifications |
11th February, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Last date of making nominations |
18th February, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations |
19th February, 2021 (Friday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
22nd February, 2021 (Monday) |
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Date of Poll |
01st March, 2021 (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll |
09:00 am-04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes |
01st March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed |
03rd March, 2021 (Wednesday) |
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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