Organisation : Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala
Facility : Parliamentary Constituency Bye Election 2017
Notification : https://www.electionin.in/uploads/4795-NOTIFICATION.pdf
Home Page : https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/
ECI Home Page : http://eci.nic.in/eci/eci.html
Parliamentary Constituency Bye Election :
Date of Poll : 12-04-2017
Date of Counting : 17-04-2017
Related : Kanthi Dakshin Assembly Constituency Bye Election 2017 CEO West Bengal : www.electionin.in/4792.html
Parliamentary Constituency No : 6
Constituency Name : Malappuram PC
Poll Events | Schedule
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification : 16.03.2017 (THU)
Last Date of Nomination : 23.03.2017 (THU)
Date for Scrutiny of Nomination : 24.03.2017 (FRI)
Last Date of Withdrawal of candidatures : 27.03.2017 (MON)
Date of Poll : 12.04.2017 (WED)
Date of Counting : 17.04.2017 (MON)
Date before which election shall be completed : 18.04.2017 (TUE)
List of Candidates :
Sl.No | Candidate Name | Party
1. DR.K.PADMARAJAN IND
2. KUNHALIKUTTY IUML
3. M.B.FAISAL CPI(M)
4. I.T.NAJEEB CPI(M)
5. UMMER IUML
6. SREEPRAKASH BJP
7. YOOSUF IND
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.
Electronic Voting Machine (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 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 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 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.