Bypoll to one Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on June 13; Know key dates

Biswajeet Swain Published On : May 13, 2022 at 2:39 PM

Bhubaneswar: Bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha will be held on June 13, said a notification issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) today.

The seat fell vacant after Subhash Chandra Singh resigned from the post after being elected as the Mayor of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) in March, this year.

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As per ECI’s notification, the polling will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on June 13. The counting of votes will take place at 5 pm on the very day.

Below are other key dates of the bypoll.

Sl. No	Events	Dates
	Issue of Notifications	26^th May, 2022 (Thursday)
	Last date of making nominations	02^nd June, 2022 (Thursday)
	Scrutiny of nominations	03^rd June, 2022 (Friday)
	Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	06^th June, 2022 (Monday)
	Date of Poll	13^th June, 2022 (Monday)
	Hours of Poll	09:00 am- 04:00 pm
	Counting of Votes	13^th June, 2022 (Monday) at 05:00 pm
	Date before which election shall be completed	17^th June, 2022 (Friday)

The ECI has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary 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 bypoll.