PIB News Update: 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: –
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Issue of Notifications | 24th August, 2021 (Tuesday) |
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Last date of making nominations | 31st August, 2021 (Tuesday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations | 01st September, 2021 (Wednesday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 03rd September, 2021 (Friday) |
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Date of Poll | 13th September, 2021, (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes | 13th September, 2021, (Monday) at 05:00pm |
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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.
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