There is a casual vacancy in the State Legislative Council of Maharashtra occurred due to the resignation of sitting member elected by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details are given as below:-
| Name of Member | Name of Constituency | Term of office up to | Remarks |
| Sh. Narayan Tatu Rane | By MLAs | 07.07.2022 | Resigned on 22.09.2017 (A/N) |
The Commission has decided to hold a bye-election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council by Members of Legislative Assembly to fill up the above-said vacancy in accordance with the following schedule:-
| S.No. | Subject of Programme | Dates and Days |
| 1. | Issue of Notifications | 20th November 2017 (Monday) |
| 2. | Last Date of making nominations | 27th November 2017 (Monday) |
| 3. | Scrutiny of nominations | 28th November 2017 (Tuesday) |
| 4.. | Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 30th November 2017 (Thursday) |
| 5. | Date of Poll | 7th December 2017 (Thursday) |
| 6. | Hours of Poll | 9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. |
| 7. | Counting of Votes | 7th December 2017 (Thursday) at 5.00 P.M. |
| 8. | Date before which election shall be completed | 11th December 2017(Monday) |
Election Commission of India
New Delhi: 14th November, 2017
