There are following clear vacancies in Lok Sabha and State Legislative
Assemblies which need to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number & Name of
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1
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1 – Gurdaspur PC
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2
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41 – Vengara AC
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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:
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ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral
Rolls for Punjab and Kerala with reference to 01.01.2017 have been finally
published. The bye-election in the States will be held with the existing rolls.
electronic VOTING MACHINES
(EVMs) and VVPATs
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.
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 identification 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.
437/6/INST2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 (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.
New Delhi : 12th September , 2017
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