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Sep 29, 2020

Bypolls to 1 LS and 56 Assembly Seats in November, No Polls in 4 States

EC said it had received inputs from poll officials and chief secretaries of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal not to conduct the polls.
Election Commission of India. Photo: eci.nic.in

New Delhi: Bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 56 assembly seats will be held on November 3 and 7, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The votes will be counted on November 10, 2020.

While bypolls to 54 assembly seats will take place on November 3, 2020, by-elections for one Lok Sabha seat in Bihar and two assembly seats in Manipur will be held on November 7, 2020, the Commission said.

However, the EC has decided not to hold assembly bypolls in seven seats across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and West Bengal at this stage after a specific request from the states.

In a statement, the EC said it had received inputs from poll officials and chief secretaries of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

“In view of the above, the Commission has decided not to announce the conduct of elections at this stage in the seven vacancies in legislative assemblies of the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,” it said.

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