New Delhi, Dec 28: The Election Commission on Thursday released the dates for bye-elections in Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in Rajasthan and West Bengal. In Rajasthan, Alwar and Ajmer parliamentary constituencies will go to polls, whereas West Bengal’s Uluberia will also elect its representatives. The assembly constituencies that will elect their representatives will be Mandalgarh of Rajasthan and Noapara of West Bengal.
The date of issue of notification is January 1, 2018. The last date for nomination is January 10; the last for withdrawal of nomination is January 15. Polling will be held on January 29 and the results will be declared on February 3.
“The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines,” a government release read.
“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 Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/6/INST2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 (available on the Commission’s website). The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the State concerned,” the release added.