Election Commission
Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Goa and Karnataka - Polling to be held on 19th May 2019
प्रविष्टि तिथि:
09 APR 2019 4:51PM by PIB Delhi
There are six clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Goa and Karnataka which needs to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number & Name of Assembly Constituency
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1
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Goa
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11 – Panaji
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2
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Tamil Nadu
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116 – Sulur
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3
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Tamil Nadu
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134 – Aravakurichi AC
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4
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Tamil Nadu
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195 – Thiruparankundram
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5
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Tamil Nadu
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217 – Ottapidaram (SC)
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6
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Karnataka
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70 – Kundgol
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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
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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22.04.2019 (Monday)
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Last Date of Nominations
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29.04.2019 (Monday)
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Date for Scrutiny of Nominations
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30.04.2019 (Tuesday)
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Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures
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02.05.2019 (Thursday)
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Date of Poll
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19.05.2019 (Sunday)
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Date of Counting
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23.05.2019 (Thursday)
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Date before which election shall be completed
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27.05.2019 (Monday)
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ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date has been finally published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs) and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election 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.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- election at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) shall be the main document of identification of a voter. The order issued by the Commission in this regard for the General Election to the House of People and State Legislative Assembly, 2019 shall apply for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct has already come into force with announcement of General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019 on 10th March, 2019 in all States/UTs. The Model Code of conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the district of the State concerned.
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