The term of office of 03 members of the Rajya Sabha elected from Kerala is due to expire on their retirement in April, 2021 as detailed below:-
S. No |
Name of Member |
Date of Retirement
|
|
Abdul Wahab |
21.04.2021
|
|
K. K. Ragesh |
|
|
Vayalar Ravi |
Sl. No. |
Events |
Dates & Days |
Issue of Notifications |
24th March, 2021 (Wednesday) |
|
Last date of making nominations |
31st March, 2021 (Wednesday) |
|
Scrutiny of nominations |
03rd April, 2021 (Saturday) |
|
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
05th April, 2021 (Monday) |
|
Date of Poll |
12th April, 2021 (Monday) |
|
Hours of Poll |
09:00 am-04:00 pm |
|
Counting of Votes |
12th April, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
|
Date before which election shall be completed |
16th April, 2021 (Friday) |
2. The Commission has decided to hold biennial election to the Council of States from Kerala to fill up the above said vacancies in accordance with the following Schedule: –
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.
- The Chief Secretary, Kerala 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 said biennial election.
- Further, the Commission has also appointed the Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala as Observer for the election.
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