Schedule for bye-elections to fill clear vacancy in Parliamentar…

                        
I.                 
There are following clear
vacancies in Parliamentary constituencies and  State Legislative Assemblies of
various States, which need to be filled up:

                           
II.           
After taking into consideration various factors like, climatic
conditions, major festivals, prevailing
law & order electoral rolls, availability of central police force etc., the
Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies. Schedule
for holding bye-elections in Assembly Constituencies of Assam, Himachal
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand and  NCT of
Delhi is as under:-

                        
III.           
Schedule of holding bye-election in Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala
and Assembly Constituencies of Tamil Nadu and Sikkim is as under:

               
IV.                    
Schedule for holding bye-election in Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu
& Kashmir is as under: 

V.                    
ELECTORAL ROLL

            The
Electoral Roll with reference to 01.01.2017 has been finally published on
05.01.2017 in respect of West Bengal, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu, on 10.01.2017 in
respect of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, NCT of Delhi and
Karnataka, on 16.01.2017in respect of Rajasthan and Jharkhand and in respect of
Assam and Kerala the electoral roll was published on 20.01.2017 and 14.01.2017
respectively.

 VI.           
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.

VII.           
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.

VIII.                       
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/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 26^th 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, 09 March, 2017

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