There are two casual vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follows:
| Name of Member | Nature of election | Cause of vacancy | Term up to |
| Sri Laxman Prasad “Acharya” | By MLAs | Resignation on
15th February, 2023 |
30th January, 2027 |
| Sri Banwari Lal | By MLAs | Death on
15th February, 2023 |
06th July, 2028 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold two separate bye-elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies as per the following common schedule: –
| S. No. | Events | Dates |
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Issue of Notification | 11th May, 2023 (Thursday) |
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Last Date of making nominations | 18th May, 2023 (Thursday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations | 19th May, 2023 (Friday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22nd May, 2023 (Monday) |
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Date of Poll | 29th May, 2023 (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll | 09:00 am – 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes | 29th May, 2023 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed | 31st May, 2023 (Wednesday) |
3. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 32 of Press Note, dated 29th March, 2023, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14863-general-election-to-legislative-assembly-of-karnataka-2023/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
4. The Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh 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.
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