PRESS NOTE
There are following clear vacancies in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
of various States, which need to be filled up:-
Vacancies
in the Lok Sabha:
|
Sl.
No.
|
Name
of State
|
Number
and Name of Parliamentary Constituency
|
No. of Polling Stations
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
19 – Maharajganj
|
1350
|
|
2
|
Gujarat
|
11 – Porbandar
|
1755
|
|
3
|
Gujarat
|
2 – Banaskantha
|
1636
|
|
4
|
West Bengal
|
25 – Howrah
|
1938
|
Vacancies
in the State Legislative Assemblies:
|
Sl.
No.
|
Name
of State
|
Number
and Name of Assembly Constituency
|
No. of Polling Stations
|
|
1
|
Maharastra
|
78 – Yavatmal
|
292
|
|
2
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
258 – Handia
|
314
|
|
3
|
Gujarat
|
125 – Morva Hadaf
(ST)
|
210
|
|
4
|
Gujarat
|
61 – Limbdi
|
280
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
75 – Dhoraji
|
250
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
74 – Jetpur
|
254
|
After taking into consideration various factors like, festivals, electoral rolls, etc., the
Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies as per the
programme mentioned as under: -
|
Event
|
Date
|
|
Date
of Press Note
|
03.05.2013 (Friday)
|
|
1. Issue of Notification
|
08.05.2013
(Wednesday)
|
|
2. Last
date of making Nominations
|
15.05.2013 (Wednesday)
|
|
3. Scrutiny
of Nominations
|
16.05.2013
(Thursday)
|
|
4. Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures
|
18.05.2013
(Saturday)
|
|
5. Date
of Poll
|
02.06.2013
(Sunday)
|
|
6. Counting
of Votes
|
05.06.2013
(Wednesday)
|
|
7. Date before which
election shall
be completed
|
07.06.2013
(Friday)
|
|
8. Hours
of Poll
|
08.00 AM to
5.00 PM
|
ELECTORAL ROLL
The
electoral rolls of the Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies where
bye-elections are being held, have been revised with
reference to 01.01.2013 as the qualifying date. The Electoral Rolls have been
finally published in respect of the States where bye–elections are to be held,
on the dates given in the table below:
|
State
|
Final
publication
|
|
Bihar
|
21.1.2013
|
|
Gujarat
|
26.3.2013
|
|
Maharashtra
|
15.1.2013
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
15.1.2013
|
|
West Bengal
|
5.1.2013 & 21.1.2013
|
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
(EVMs)
The Commission has decided to use EVMs in the
bye-elections in all the polling
stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs 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- elections at
the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards
(EPIC) shall be the main document
of identity of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived 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) in which the whole or any part of the Parliamentary
Constituency/Assembly Constituencies going for bye-elections is included,
subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No.
437/INST/2012/CC&BE, dated 26th April, 2012 (available on the
Commission’s website). The Model Code of
Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates,
political parties and the State Governments concerned. The Model Code of
Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the States
concerned.
Election Commission of India
New Delhi, 03 May
2013
RM//RS