Uttar Pradesh: Bypoll For Vacant Rajya Sabha Seat To Be Held On September 15

Scrutiny of nominations will be held on September 6 and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is September 8, according to the schedule released by the EC.

ECI decided to hold a by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh on September 15.

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday decided to hold a by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh on September 15 to fill up the vacancy following the demise of a sitting member, Hardwar Dubey. 

The last date for filing nominations is September 5, the EC said in a statement. Notification for the bypoll will be issued on August 29. 

Scrutiny of nominations will be held on September 6 and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is September 8, according to the schedule released by the EC.

Election Commission of India has decided to hold a by-election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh on 15th September to fill up vacancy following the demise of Hardwar Dubey. pic.twitter.com/Johky2w3Y9

— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2023

Hardwar Dubey, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away on June 26. His term as a Rajya Sabha member was to otherwise end in November 2026. 

The polling for the by-election will be held on September 15 from 9 am to 4 pm. The counting will take place an hour after polling ends at 4 pm on September 15.

Meanwhile, bypolls to seven assembly seats including the one vacated following the death of Congress veteran Oommen Chandy will be held on September 5. The counting of votes will take place on September 8.

 

According to EC, the bypolls will be held for two seats in Tripura, and one seat each in Kerala, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The by-election to the Dumri assembly seat in Jharkhand was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Jagarnath Mahto.

 

Boxanagar and Dhanpur seats in Tripura will go for bypoll due to the demise of sitting MLA Samsul Haque and the resignation of Pratima Bhoumik, the EC said.

Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal was vacated following the death of sitting assembly member Bishnu Pada Ray, while the Ghosi seat in Uttar Pradesh fell vacant after SP's Dara Singh Chauhan resigned to join the BJP.