ECI to carry bypoll for vacant seat from UP in Rajya Sabha on September 15 | Lucknow Information
LUCKNOW: The Election Fee of India (ECI) will conduct a bypoll for a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh, which turned vacant following the passing of the sitting member, Hardwar Dubey of the BJP, on June 25.
The polling date is ready for September 15, and the counting of votes will happen on the identical day after polling concludes at 4 pm, as managed by the ECI.
The ultimate date for submitting nominations for the bypoll is September 5, whereas the deadline for withdrawing candidature is September 8.
Hardwar Dubey, aged 75, was initially slated to function a Rajya Sabha member till November 2026. Nevertheless, on account of his surprising demise, the ECI determined to carry a bypoll.
Dubey launched into his public profession by participating with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and was elected twice because the BJP MLA from Agra Cantonment in 1989 and 1991. He additionally served because the Minister of State for Finance within the former authorities led by Kalyan Singh.
In 2013, he assumed the roles of Vice President and Spokesperson of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. He was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha member on November 26, 2020.
Hardwar Dubey was born on July 1, 1949, in Hussainabad, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. He was additionally an energetic member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in Agra.
