Posted On: 25 MAY 2022 8:03PM by PIB Delhi
The Commission has decided to hold the bye-election to fill vacancies in the following Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States: –
Sl. No. | Name of State | Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency No. & Name |
| Punjab | 12-Sangrur PC |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7-Rampur PC |
| Uttar Pradesh | 69-Azamgarh PC |
| Tripura | 06-Agartala AC |
| Tripura | 08-Town Bordowali AC |
| Tripura | 46-Surma (SC) AC |
| Tripura | 57-Jubarajnagar AC |
| Andhra Pradesh | 115-Atmakur AC |
| NCT of Delhi | 39-Rajinder Nagar AC |
| Jharkhand | 66-Mandar(ST) AC |
The schedule for these bye election is as follows:
Schedule for Bye-elections for Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | |
Poll Events | Schedule
|
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 30th May, 2022 (Monday) |
Last Date of Nominations | 6th June, 2022 (Monday) |
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 7th June, 2022 (Tuesday) |
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 9th June, 2022 (Thursday) |
Date of Poll | 23rd June, 2022 (Thursday) |
Date of Counting | 26th June, 2022 (Sunday) |
Date before which election shall be completed | 28th June, 2022 (Tuesday) |
The published Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2022 will be used for these elections.
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, any of the below mentioned identification documents can also be shown at the polling station:
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 Parliamentary / Assembly constituency going for election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’ s instruction No. 437/6/1NST/2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 (available on the commission’s website).
Candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through Television channels on three occasions during the campaign period. A political party that sets up candidates with criminal antecedents is also required to publish information about criminal background of its candidates, both on its website and also in newspapers and Television channels on three occasions.
Commission vide its letter No. 3/4/2019/SDR/Vol. IV dated 16th September, 2020 has directed that the period specified will be decided with three blocks in the following manner, so that electors have sufficient time to know about the background of such candidates:
(Illustration: If the last date for withdrawal is 10th of the month and poll is on 24th of the Month, the first block for publishing of declaration shall be done between 11th and 14th of the Month, second and third blocks shall be between 15th and 18th and 19th and 22nd of that Month, respectively.)
This requirement is in pursuance of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 784 of 2015 (Lok Prahari Vs. Union of India & Others) and Writ Petition (Civil) No. 536 of 2011 (Public Interest Foundation & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Anr.).
This information will also be available on an App titled, ‘know your candidates’.
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