हिंदी
Bye Election to the Council of States from Assam -reg.
There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States from Assam as per following details: –
| State | Name of Members | Reason | Date of vacancy | Term Up to |
| Assam | Shri Biswajit Daimary | Resignation | 21.11.2020 | 09.04.2026 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Assam to fill up the above said vacancy in accordance with the following schedule: –
| S. No | Events | Dates |
| Issue of Notifications | 11th February, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Last date of making nominations | 18th February, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 19th February, 2021 (Friday) | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22nd February, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Date of Poll | 01st March, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Hours of Poll | 09:00 am-04:00 pm | |
| Counting of Votes | 01st March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm | |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 03rd March, 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.
4. The Chief Secretary, Assam 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 election.
5.Further, the Commission has also appointed the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam as Observer for this election.
