Dhuri Bye Election : April 11th 2015 Punjab
Organisation : Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab
Facility : Dhuri Bye Election
Notification : https://www.electionin.in/uploads/345-PN23_10032015.pdf
Home Page : https://www.ceopunjab.gov.in/index
The Commission has decided to hold byeelections to fill these vacancies as per the following schedule:
1. Issue of Notification 17.03.2015 (Tuesday)
2 Last date of making Nominations 24.03.2015 (Tuesday)
3 Scrutiny of Nominations 25.03.2015 (Wednesday)
4. Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures 27.03.2015 (Friday)
5 Date of Poll 11.04.2015 (Saturday)
6 Counting of Votes 15.04.2015 (Wednesday)
7 Date before which election shall 18.04.2015 (Saturday) be completed
Hours of Poll : 8 AM to 5 PM
Elections :
Elections to Lok Sabha :
** Lok Sabha has 545 members, 530 members from the states, 13 members from the Union territories and two nominated members representing the Anglo Indian community.
** Some seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
** The representatives from States and Union territories are directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult suffrage.
** Every citizen who is over 18 years of age, irrespective of gender, caste, religion or race, who is otherwise not disqualified, is eligible to vote.
** There are 13 Parliamentary Constituencies (each comprised 9 Assemblies) in the State of Punjab out of which 4 constituencies are reserved for SC.
Rajya Sabha :
** The Rajya Sabha (meaning the “Council of States”) is the upper house of the Parliament of India.
** Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature, science, and social services.
** These members are known as nominated members.
** The remainder of the body is elected by state and territorial legislatures.
** Terms of office are for six years, with one third of the members facing re-election every two years.
** The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous session and, unlike the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, is not subject to dissolution.
** The Rajya Sabha shares legislative powers with the Lok Sabha, except in the area of supply, where the Lok Sabha has overriding powers.
** In the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses is held.
** However, since the Lok Sabha has more than twice as many members than the Rajya Sabha, it holds de facto veto power in such joint sessions.
** The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
** The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who is elected from amongst its members, takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in the absence of the Chairman.
** There are 7 Rajya Sabha seats in the State of Punjab.