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: –
|
S. No. |
Events |
Dates |
|
|
Issue of Notification |
11th May 2023 (Thursday) |
|
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Last Date of making nominations |
18th May 2023 (Thursday) |
|
|
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.
