The election for the only Rajya Sabha seat in Tripura will be held on September 22, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a press statement issued on August 31.
The seat fell vacant following Manik Saha’s resignation as member of Parliament (MP) after he was elected chief minister of the state on July 4.
The ECI said that the last date for filing nominations is September 12, scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on September 13, the last date for the withdrawal of nomination papers is September 15, and polling will be held on September 22.
The notification further said that the polling will start from 9 AM and will continue till 4 PM. The counting will take place on September 22.
“The Chief Secretary of Tripura has been directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied to when making arrangements for conducting the said bye-election,” the notification read.