eci.gov.in : Assam States Council Bye Election 2021
Organisation : Election Commission of India
Announcement : Bye Election 2021
State : Assam
Date of Poll : 01st March, 2021
Website : https://www.eci.gov.in/
ECI Assam Bye Election
Bye Election to the Council of States from Assam
Related / Similar Post : Gujarat States Council Bye Election 2021
Vacancies
There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States from Assam as per following details
| State |
Name of Members |
Reason |
Date of vacancy |
Term Up to |
| Assam |
Shri Biswajit Daimary |
Resignation |
21.11.2020 |
09.04.2026 |
Schedule
The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Assam to fill up the above said vacancy in accordance with the following schedule:
|
S. No |
Events |
Dates |
| 1 | Issue of Notifications | 11th February, 2021 (Thursday) |
| 2 | Last date of making nominations | 18th February, 2021 (Thursday) |
| 3 | Scrutiny of nominations | 19th February, 2021 (Friday) |
| 4 | Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22nd February, 2021 (Monday) |
| 5 | Date of Poll | 01st March, 2021 (Monday) |
| 6 | Hours of Poll | 09:00 am-04:00 pm |
| 7 | Counting of Votes | 01st March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
| 8 | Date before which election shall be completed | 03rd March, 2021 (Wednesday) |
Guidelines
Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: –
** Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
** At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
** Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out:
** Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
** Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Note:
The Chief Secretary, Assam is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election. Further, the Commission has also appointed the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam as Observer for this election.
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