<p>The elections to three vacant seats in the Legislative Council will be held on October 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule of the polls to fill up vacancies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The seats fell vacant on May 16, when G Parameshwara, now Deputy Chief Minister of the Congress as well as K S Eshwarappa and<br />V Somanna of the BJP resigned after getting elected to the Legislative Assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The EC announced that the notification for the by-election would be issued on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The candidates can file nominations till September 22 and withdraw them by September 26. The nominations will be scrutinised on September 24, said the poll panel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm on October 3. The counting of votes will begin at 5 pm the same day, the EC announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The by-election to fill the vacancy created in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra due to the death of Pandurang Pundlik Fundkar will also be held on October 3.</p>
<p>The elections to three vacant seats in the Legislative Council will be held on October 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule of the polls to fill up vacancies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The seats fell vacant on May 16, when G Parameshwara, now Deputy Chief Minister of the Congress as well as K S Eshwarappa and<br />V Somanna of the BJP resigned after getting elected to the Legislative Assembly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The EC announced that the notification for the by-election would be issued on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The candidates can file nominations till September 22 and withdraw them by September 26. The nominations will be scrutinised on September 24, said the poll panel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm on October 3. The counting of votes will begin at 5 pm the same day, the EC announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The by-election to fill the vacancy created in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra due to the death of Pandurang Pundlik Fundkar will also be held on October 3.</p>