Election Commission of India announced bye elections to Karnataka Legislative Council. This sudden announcement of bye elections was because of death of Member of Legislative Assembly Smt. Vimala Gowda. Earlier ECI or Election Commission of India had announced dates for bye elections in three other states in India. As Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Goa will be going for bye elections on 23 August 2017.
Bye election to Karnataka Legislative Council
ECI released press note about these elections also. As this election will fill casual vacancy in State Legislative Council of Karnataka. Below you can check schedule of these bye elections along with day, date and programme schedule.
In addition to this these bye elections are for the Karnataka Legislative Council by Members of Legislative Assembly. So every person have to follow all election rules. It is so because only then they can participate in elections. Otherwise they may have to face punishment as well.
Hence it is best if you follow rules and regulations laid down by the Election Commission of India. For now you can check list of election programme below. This list also clearly states date and day of the election besides other nominations days or withdrawal of candidature. In this way you will be clear with bye election of Karnataka Legislative Council time table.
Know about how to use electronic voting machines or EVM here.
Karnataka State Legislative Council bye elections schedule
| Programme | Day and date |
| Date of issue of notification | 14 August 2017 / Monday |
| Last date to make nominations | 21 August 2017 / Monday |
| Inspection of nominations | 22 August 2017 / Tuesday |
| Last date to withdraw candidature | 24 August 2017 / Thursday |
| Date of State Legislative Council Poll | 31 August 2017 / Thursday |
| Hours of polling | ECI will conduct bye election from 9 am to 4 pm |
| Date of counting of votes | Counting will happen at 5 pm on 31 August 2017 |
| Last date before which elections will complete | 4 September 2017 / Monday |
Points to remember
- Final date to file nomination is 21 August
- Election Commission of India will inspect profile of candidates on 22 August
- In case you wish to withdraw your candidature then you may do it by 24 August 2017
- Karnataka State Legislative seat will go for poll on 31 August 2017
Some more things to remember for bye elections
- Members of Legislative Assembly can only vote during this election
- And no one else will be eligible to cast their vote
- At present there are 225 members in assembly
These people will cast their vote for Karnataka State Legislative Council Seat (elections). Besides if you do not have proper documents to vote or update your Voter ID card then you can do so in easy manner. We explained process to correct or update Voter card.