There is a casual vacancy in the Council of States from Bihar as per following details: –
|
State |
Name of Members |
Reason |
Date of vacancy |
Term Up to |
|
Bihar |
Dr. Mahendra Prasad |
Death |
27.12.2021 |
02.04.2024 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Bihar to fill up the above–mentioned vacancy in accordance with the following schedule: –
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S. No |
Events |
Dates |
|
Issue of Notification |
12th May, 2022 (Thursday) |
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Last date of making nominations |
19th May, 2022 (Thursday) |
|
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Scrutiny of nominations |
20th May, 2022 (Friday) |
|
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
23rd May, 2022 (Monday) |
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Date of Poll |
30th May, 2022 (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll |
09:00 am- 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes |
30th May, 2022 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed |
01st June, 2022 (Wednesday) |
3. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 06 of Press Note, dated 02.05.2022, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14151-schedule-for-bye-election-in-3-assembly-constituencies-of-odisha-kerala-and-uttarakhand%E2%80%93-reg/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
4. The Chief Secretary, Bihar 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 bye election.
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RP
