Election Commission declares date for Legislative Council Bye Election
New Delhi, Feb 18, 2021: The election commission has declared dates for Legislative Council Bye Election. The seat fell vacant after the death of S L Dharmegowda.
There is one casual vacancy in the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancy are as follows:
| Name of Member | Nature of election | Cause of vacancy | Term up to |
| S. L. Dharmegowda | By MLAs | Deathon 28.12.2020 | 17.06.2024 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold a bye-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancy as per the following schedule:
| S. No. | Events | Dates |
| Issue of Notification | 25th February, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Last Date of making nominations | 04th March, 2021 (Thursday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 05th March, 2021 (Friday) | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 08th March, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Date of Poll | 15th March, 2021 (Monday) | |
| Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm | |
| Counting of Votes | 15th March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm | |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 18th March, 2021 (Thursday) |
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, Karnataka 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 election.
