Section 151A of RPA, 1951:
- Section 151A of RPA, 1951 mandates ECI to fill the vacancies in the Parliament/state legislatures through bye elections within 6 months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, provided that the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is 1 year or more.
Recent decision:
- Vacancies from Bellary (ST), Shimoga and Mandya constituencies of Karnataka occurred on May 18 and May 21, 2018 respectively. The term of the sixteenth Lok Sabha is upto June 3, 2019.
- As the vacancies from Karnataka have occurred more than one year before the expiration of the term of House, bye elections are required to be held under Section 151A of R P Act 1951 to fill these vacancies within six months from the date of occurrence of vacancies.
