A
vacancy has occurred from 40 – Dasuya Assembly
Constituency in the State of Punjab, which needs to be filled up. After
taking into consideration various factors like, festivals, electoral rolls etc., the Commission has decided to
hold bye-election to fill this vacancy as per the programme mentioned as under:
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Event
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Date
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1.
Issue
of Notification
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16.06.2012 (Saturday)
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2. Last date of making Nominations
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23.06.2012 (Saturday)
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3. Scrutiny of Nominations
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25.06.2012 (Monday)
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4.
Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures
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27.06.2012 (Wednesday)
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5. Date of Poll
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11.07.2012 (Wednesday)
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6. Counting of Votes
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14.07.2012 (Saturday)
8.00 AM onwards.
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7.
Date before which election shall be completed
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16.07.2012 (Monday)
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8. Hours of Poll
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08.00 AM to 5.00 PM
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ELECTORAL ROLL
The
electoral rolls comprised in 40 – Dasuya
Assembly Constituency have been revised with reference to 01.01.2012 as the qualifying date and have been
published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMs)
The
Commission has decided to use EVMs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations.
Adequate numbers of EVMs have
been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of
these machines.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In
consonance with the past practice,
the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be
mandatory in the aforementioned bye-
elections at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) shall be the main document of identity of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the Electoral Rolls, separate
instructions will be issued
to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come
into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of the Assembly
Constituency going for bye-election is included,
subject to partial modification as issued vide the Commission’s instruction No.
437/6/INST/2012/CC&BE, dated 26th April, 2012 (available on the
Commission’s website). The Model Code of
Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates,
political parties and the State Governments concerned. The Model Code of
Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the State
concerned.
New
Delhi: June 11, 2012
Election
Commission of India
RM/SB/GK
(Release ID :84822)