Bye Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
There are two casual vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of the Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follows:
|
Name of Member |
Nature of election |
Cause of vacancy |
Term up to |
|
Sri Laxman Prasad “Acharya” |
By MLAs |
Resignation on 15th February 2023 |
30th January 2027 |
|
Sri Banwari Lal |
By MLAs |
Death on 15th February 2023 |
06th July 2028 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold two separate bye-elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above-mentioned vacancies as per the following common schedule: –
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S. No. |
Events |
Dates |
|
|
Issue of Notification |
11th May 2023 (Thursday) |
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Last Date of making nominations |
18th May 2023 (Thursday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations |
19th May 2023 (Friday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
22nd May 2023 (Monday) |
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Date of Poll |
29th May 2023 (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll |
09:00 am – 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes |
29th May 2023 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed |
31st May 2023 (Wednesday) |
3. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 32 of Press Note, dated 29th March 2023, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14863-general-election-to-legislative-assembly-of-karnataka-2023/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
4. The Chief Secretary, of Uttar Pradesh 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.
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