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.
IN PICS: ECI Shares Karnataka Voter Overview With Numbers And Key Points
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) |