Organisation : Election Commission of India ECI
Announcement : Schedule for Bye-Election to Twenty-Six (26) Assembly Constituencies 2024
Applicable State/UT : Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Website : https://www.eci.gov.in/issue-details-page/current-issue
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Schedule for Bye-Election to 26 Assembly Constituencies
Schedule for bye-election to Twenty-Six (26) Assembly Constituencies of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Schedule 1 for 7- Ramnagar (Tripura), 233- Vilavancode, (Tamil Nadu)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 20.03.2024 (Wednesday)
Last Date of Nominations 27.03.2024 (Wednesday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 28.03.2024 (Thursday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 30.03.2024 (Saturday)
Date of Poll 19.04.2024 (Friday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Related / Similar Election :
Schedule 2 for 30 – Akola West (Maharashtra), 165-Bagidora (ST) (Rajasthan)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 28.03.2024 (Thursday)
Last Date of Nominations 04.04.2024 (Thursday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 05.04.2024 (Friday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 08.04.2024 (Monday)
Date of Poll 26.04.2024 (Friday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Schedule 3 for 26 – Vijapur, 83-Porbandar 85-Manavadar 108– Khambhat 136 – Vaghodia (Gujarat) , 36-Shorapur (ST) (Karnataka) 62- Bhagawangola (West Bengal)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 12.04.2024 (Friday)
Last Date of Nominations 19.04.2024 (Friday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 20.04.2024 (Saturday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 22.04.2024 (Monday)
Date of Poll 07.05.2024 (Tuesday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Schedule 4 for 136 – Dadraul (Uttar Pradesh), 71- Secunderabad Cantt. (SC) (Telangana)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 18.04.2024 (Thursday)
Last Date of Nominations 25.04.2024 (Thursday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 26.04.2024 (Friday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 29.04.2024 (Monday)
Date of Poll 13.05.2024 (Monday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Schedule 5 for 31- Gandey (Jharkhand), 173 – Lucknow East (Uttar Pradesh)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 26.04.2024 (Friday)
Last Date of Nominations 03.05.2024 (Friday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 04.05.2024 (Saturday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 06.05.2024 (Monday)
Date of Poll 20.05.2024 (Monday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Schedule 6 for 292 – Gainsari (Uttar Pradesh) , 21-Karnal (Haryana)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 29.04.2024 (Monday)
Last Date of Nominations 06.05.2024 (Monday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 07.05.2024 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 09.05.2024 (Thursday)
Date of Poll 25.05.2024 (Saturday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Schedule 7 for 195-Agiaon(SC) (Bihar), 403 – Duddhi (ST) (Uttar Pradesh), 18 – Dharamshala, 21 – Lahaul & Spiti (ST), 37 – Sujanpur, 39 – Barsar, 42 – Gagret, 45 – Kutlehar (Himachal Pradesh), 113-Baranagar (West Bengal)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 07.05.2024 (Tuesday)
Last Date of Nominations 14.05.2024 (Tuesday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 15.05.2024 (Wednesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 17.05.2024 (Friday)
Date of Poll 01.06.2024 (Saturday)
Date of Counting 04.06.2024 (Tuesday)
Date before which election shall be completed 06.06.2024 (Thursday)
Vacancies of Assembly Constituencies
The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill vacancies in the following Assembly Constituencies along with General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024
S. No. | Name of State Assembly | Constituency No. & Name Reason of vacancy
1. Bihar 195-Agiaon(SC) Disqualification of Shri Manoj Manjil
2. Gujarat 26 – Vijapur Resignation of Dr. C. J. Chavda
3. Gujarat 108 – Khambhat Resignation of Shri Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel
4. Gujarat 136 – Vaghodia Resignation of Shri Dharmendrasinh Ranubha Vaghela
5. Gujarat 85 – Manavadar Resignation of Shri Arvindbhai Jinabhai Ladani
6. Gujarat 83 – Porbandar Resignation of Shri Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia
7. Haryana 21-Karnal Resignation of Shri Manohar Lal
8. Jharkhand 31- Gandey Resignation of Dr. Sarfaraj Ahamad
9. Maharashtra 30 – Akola West Death of Shri Govardhan Mangilal Sharma alias Lalaji
10. Tripura 7- Ramnagar Death of Shri Surajit Datta
11. Uttar Pradesh 136 – Dadraul Death of Shri Manavendra Singh
12. Uttar Pradesh 173 – Lucknow East Death of Sri Ashutosh Tandan ‘Gopal Ji’
13. Uttar Pradesh 292 – Gainsari Death of Dr. Shiv Pratap Yadav
14. Uttar Pradesh 403 – Duddhi (ST) Disqualification of Shri Ram Dular
15. Uttar Pradesh West Bengal 62-Bhagawangola Death of Shri Idris Ali
16. West Bengal 113- Baranagar Resignation of Shri Tapas Roy
17. Telangana 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) Death of Ms. Lasya Nanditha Sayanna
18. Himachal Pradesh 18 – Dharamshala Disqualification of Shri Sudhir Sharma
19. Himachal Pradesh 21 – Lahaul & Spiti (ST) Disqualification of Shri Ravi Thakur
20. Himachal Pradesh 37 – Sujanpur Disqualification of Shri Rajinder Rana
21. Himachal Pradesh 39 – Barsar Disqualification of Shri Inder Dutt Lakhanpal
22. Himachal Pradesh 42 – Gagret Disqualification of Shri Chaitanya Sharma
23. Himachal Pradesh 45 – Kutlehar Disqualification of Shri Devinder Kumar (Bhutto)
24. Rajasthan 165 – Bagidora (ST) Resignation of Shri Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya
25. Karnataka 36 – Shorapur (ST) Death of Shri Raja Venkatappa Naik
26. Tamil Nadu 233 – Vilavancode Resignation of S Vijayadharani
Electoral Rolls
** Commission firmly believes that pure and updated electoral rolls are the foundation of free, fair and credible elections. Hence, intensive and sustained focus is placed upon improving its quality, health and fidelity.
** After the amendment in Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act-1950 by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act-2021, there is a provision of four qualifying dates to enroll as a voter in a year.
** Accordingly, the Commission conducted the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll with reference to 1 st January, 2024, as the qualifying date, wherein applications were invited from eligible citizens seeking registration in electoral roll with respect to 1 st January, 2024 as the qualifying date.
** After time-bound completion of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls with reference to 1 st January, 2024 as the qualifying date, the final publication of the electoral roll has been done on –
i) 5th January, 2024 for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura;
ii) 22nd January, 2024 for Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu;
iii) 23rd January, 2024 for Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra; and
iv) 8th February, 2024 for Telangana and Rajasthan.
** However, the process of continuous updation of electoral rolls will continue till the last date of filing nominations, with respect to proximate qualifying date.
Detailed Notification Download here : https://www.electionin.in/uploads/pdf2024/10344-be.pdf