Kerala, citing the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.The ECI said that Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani had resigned as a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala on 11 January this year.
His term in the upper house was till July 2024."As per the provisions of Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the vacancy is required to be filled, through bye election within six months from date of occurrence of vacancy, provided that remainder of the term in relation to the vacancy is one year or more," the poll panel observed.The ECI had not yet announced any date for the proposed bypoll.The Commission said it reviewed the matter on Friday and decided that due to the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, "it.