PIB News Update: There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh as per following details: –
| State | Name of Members | Reason | Date of vacancy | Term Up to |
| Uttar Pradesh | Shri Amar Singh | Death | 01.08.2020 | 04.07.2022 |
The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh to fill up the above said vacancy in accordance with the following schedule:
| S. No | Events | Dates |
| Issue of Notifications | 25th August, 2020 (Tuesday) | |
| Last date of making nominations | 01st September, 2020 (Tuesday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 02nd September, 2020 (Wednesday) | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 04th September, 2020 (Friday) | |
| Date of Poll | 11th September, 2020 (Friday) | |
| Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm | |
| Counting of Votes | 11thSeptember, 2020 (Friday) at 05:00 pm | |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 14th September, 2020 (Monday) |
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.