PIB News Update: There is a casual vacancy in the Council of States from West Bengal as per following details: –
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, West Bengal 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.
| State | Name of Members | Reason | Date of vacancy | Term Up to |
| West Bengal | Shri Dinesh Trivedi | Resignation | 12.02.2021 | 02.04.2026 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Council of States from West Bengal to fill up the above–mentioned vacancy in accordance with the following schedule: –
| S. No | Events | Dates |
| Issue of Notifications | 22nd July, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Last date of making nominations | 29th July, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 30th July, 2021 (Friday) | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 02nd August, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Date of Poll | 09th August, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Hours of Poll | 09:00 am-04:00 pm | |
| Counting of Votes | 09th August, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm | |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 10th August, 2021 (Tuesday) |