Bye-elections to the Legislative Council of Karnataka and Maharashtra by the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the bye-election schedule to be held to fill three casual vacancies in the Karnataka Legislative Council and one casual vacancy in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra by the Members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follow:
KARNATAKA |
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Name of Member |
Cause of vacancy |
Term Upto |
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K.S. Eshwarappa |
Resignation as they got elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 16.05.2018 |
30.06.2020 |
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Dr. G. Parameshwara |
30.06.2020 |
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V. Somanna |
14.06.2022 |
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MAHARASHTRA |
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| Pandurang Pundlik Fundkar |
Death on 31.05.2018 |
24.04.2020 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Legislative Councils of Karnataka and that of Maharashtra by the Members of the respective Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies in accordance with the following programme: –
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Subject of Programme |
Dates and Days |
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Issue of Notifications |
14th September, 2018 (Friday) |
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Last Date of making nominations |
22nd September, 2018 (Saturday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations |
24th September, 2018 (Monday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
26th September, 2018 (Wednesday) |
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Date of Poll |
3rd October, 2018 (Wednesday) |
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Hours of Poll |
9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. |
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Counting of Votes |
3rd October, 2018 (Wednesday) at 5.00 P.M. |
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Date before which election shall be completed |
6th October, 2018 (Saturday) |
