Bypolls Date: Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency And 4 Assemblies To Go To Polls On May 10 — Check Schedule

Bypolls 2023 Dates Schedule Announced: Poll date for Jalandhar parliamentary constituency and four assemblies — Jharsuguda (Odisha), Chhanbey (UP), Suar (UP), Sohlong (Meghalaya) has been announced.

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Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced poll dates for one parliamentary constituency and four assembly constituencies. During the announcement of Karnataka poll dates, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced the polling date for the Jalandhar parliamentary constituency and four assemblies — Jharsuguda (Odisha), Chhanbey (UP), Suar (UP), Sohlong (Meghalaya).

Karnataka Elections 2023: Single-Phase Polling On May 10, Results On May 13 — Check Full Schedule

Polling for all the byelections will take place on May 10th and the counting of votes will take place on May 13th, the same day as when the Karnataka assembly election counting is to take place.

With the announcement of bypoll dates by ECI, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force with immediate effect in the constituencies going for election.

In all polling stations during the byelections, the EC has opted to utilize both EVMs and VVPATs. Sufficient quantities of these machines have been procured and all necessary measures have been implemented to guarantee that the election process runs seamlessly.

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Reason For Vacancy Of PC/AC Seat

Name of State/UT	Parliamentary /Assembly Constituency No. & Name	Reason
Punjab	04-Jalandhar (SC) PC	Death of Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Odisha	07-Jharsuguda AC	Death of Naba Kisore Das
Uttar Pradesh	395- Chhanbey (SC) AC	Death of Rahul Prakash Kol
Uttar Pradesh	34-Suar AC	Disqualification of  Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan
Meghalaya	23-Sohiong(ST) AC	Poll Adjourned due to the death of contesting candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP)

Bypolls 2023 Dates Schedule Announced

Poll Events	Schedule
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification	13.04.2023 (Thursday)
Last Date of Nominations	20.04.2023 (Thursday)
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations	21.04.2023 (Friday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures	24.04.2023 (Monday)
Date of Poll	10.05.2023 (Wednesday)
Date of Counting	13.05.2023 (Saturday)
Date before which election shall be completed	15.05.2023 (Monday)