Rajya Sabha By-poll in Assam soon
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Thursday declared the by-polls to a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam that was vacated by the resignation of assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary from the membership of the upper house parliament in November 2020 and joined the BJP.
The Elections will be held on October 4 and counting of votes will be done October 5, 2021, till 5 pm.
The withdrawal of candidature will commence on September 15 and conclude till September 22 and the last date of withdrawal is September 27.
Declaration of results after counting will take place on October 6, 2021.
The commission said that COVID-19 protocols should be followed during the election process and the Assam chief secretary would depute a senior officer to ensure the instructions regarding Covid-19 containment measures.