Assam: Election schedule of Deori and Thengal Kachari Autonomous Councils deferred

As per the revised schedule, the period nominations may be filed from November 23 to 28, 2016 between 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be done up to 3 p.m. of Nov 29, 2016 and on the same day the list of validly nominated candidates will be published.

Withdrawal of candidature may be done till 3 p.m. of Dec 1, 2016. On this day list of contesting candidates will be published.

The poll to both the Autonomous Councils will be held on Decr 15, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Date of Re-poll (if any) is scheduled on Dec 16, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Counting will be held on Dec 17, 2016 from 8 a.m. till the completion of the counting process.
          
The Election schedule has been revised owing to the consideration made upon representations received from a few organisations for postponement of Election to the two Autonomous Councils on the grounds of difficulties due to simultaneous ongoing process of Bye-Election to the 14- Lakhimpur Parliamentary Constituency.

The Election Commission had also received feedback from some District Election Officers about practical difficulties in conducting the said Election simultaneously with the 14- Lakhimpur Parliamentary Constituency.
          
It may be mentioned that the Election Schedule which was notified earlier will remain suspended from 3 p.m. of Oct 24, 2016 and will again recommence from Nov 23, 2016.

The nomination(s) filed by any candidate up to 3 p.m. of Oct 24, 2016 will be treated as nomination duly filed during the period of nomination and will be taken up for scrutiny on Nov 29, 2016 as per the revised schedule.
          
Further, the Model Code of Conduct will remain to continue in connection with both the Deori Autonomous Council and Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council till the process of Election gets completed.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)