eci.gov.in Haryana & Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assemblies Bye-Election : January 28th, 2019
Organisation : Election Commission of India ECI
Announcement : State Legislative Assemblies Bye-Election 2019
Applicable State : Haryana & Tamil Nadu
Date of Poll : 28.01.2019
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ECI State Legislative Assemblies Bye-Election
Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Haryana and Tamil Nadu
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There are clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Haryana and Tamil Nadu which need to be filled up
| Sl. No. | State | Number & Name of Assembly Constituency |
| 1 | Haryana | 36-Jind |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 168-Thiruvarur |
Election Schedule
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
| Poll Events | Schedule |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 03.01.2019 (Thursday) |
| Last Date of Nominations | 10.01.2019 (Thursday) |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 11.01.2019 (Friday) |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 14.01.2019 (Monday) |
| Date of Poll | 28.01.2019 (Monday) |
| Date of Counting | 31.01.2019 (Thursday) |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 02.02.2019 (Saturday) |
Electoral Roll
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2018 as the qualifying date have been finally published.
EVMs and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election 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- election 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-election.
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 Assembly Constituency going for bye-election 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 Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the district of the State concerned.