Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal – Regarding.
Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal – Regarding.
There are following clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of various States, which need to be filled up:
| Sl. No. | State | Number & Name of Assembly Constituency |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12 – Pakke-Kasang (ST) |
| 28 – Likabali (ST) | ||
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 11 – Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 207-Sikandra |
| 4 | West Bengal | 226-Sabang |
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: –
Poll Events |
Schedule |
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification |
27.11.2017 (MON) |
Last Date of Nominations |
04.12.2017 (MON) |
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations |
05.12.2017 (TUE) |
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures |
07.12.2017 (THU) |
Date of Poll |
21.12.2017 (THU) |
Date of Counting |
24.12.2017 (SUN) |
Date before which election shall be completed |
26.12.2017 (TUE) |
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls of the Assembly Constituencies 12-Pakke Kasang (ST) and 28-Likabali (ST) of Arunachal Pradesh, 11-Dr. Radhakrishnann Nagar of Tamil Nadu, 207-Sikandra of Uttar Pradesh and 226-Sabang of West Bengal, revised with reference to 01.01.2017 as the qualifying date will be used for bye-election.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs) and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the pollingstations. 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 identificationshall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- elections 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 isdeprived 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 bye-elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) inwhich the whole or any part of the Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/6/INST/2016-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 State concerned.
Election Commission of India
New Delhi : 24th November,2017
