Bye Election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu
- 1.
There is a casual vacancy in the Council of States from Tamil Nadu as per following details: –
Name of Member |
Reason |
Date of vacancy |
Term Up to |
Thiru. A. Mohammedjan |
Death |
23.03.2021 |
24.07.2025 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Tamil Nadu to fill up the above–mentioned vacancy in accordance with the following schedule: –
S. No |
Events |
Dates |
|
Issue of Notifications |
24th August, 2021 (Tuesday) |
|
Last date of making nominations |
31st August, 2021 (Tuesday) |
|
Scrutiny of nominations |
01st September, 2021 (Wednesday) |
|
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
03rd September, 2021 (Friday) |
|
Date of Poll |
13th September, 2021, (Monday) |
|
Hours of Poll |
09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
|
Counting of Votes |
13th September, 2021, (Monday) at 05:00pm |
|
Date before which election shall be completed |
15th September, 2021 (Wednesday) |
3. Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: –
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
(a) Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out:
(b) Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu 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 said bye election.