Politics
Voting will take place on Sunday, 24 June 2012 and votes will be counted on Wednesday, 27 June 2012
The Election Commission (EC) of India has scheduled the by-elections to fill the casual vacancy occurred from 42-Kannauj Parliamentary Constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Commission after taking into consideration various factors like, festivals, electoral rolls etc it has decided to hold bye-election to fill this vacancy. The notification for the same will be issued on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 and the voting will take place on Sunday, 24 June 2012. The votes will be counted on Wednesday, 27 June 2012.
EC has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs have been made available and all steps have been taken by the EC to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter's identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- elections at the time of poll. The press note released by the commission said that the Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) will be the main document of identity of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the Electoral Rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
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