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The ECI additional stated that it’s going to take a call in the matter at applicable time in the long run after taking inputs from the involved states and assessing the Covid-19 state of affairs from mandated authorities like NDMA/SDMA.
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- Last Updated:May 05, 2021, 20:17 IST
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday determined to postpone the bye-elections of parliamentary and meeting constituencies in varied states and union territories due to outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 throughout the nation.
“The Commission has reviewed the matter at this time and has determined that due to outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 in the nation it will not be applicable to maintain bye-elections until the pandemic state of affairs considerably improves and situations develop into conducive to maintain these bye-elections,” said the poll body in an official statement.
“There are notified three vacancies in Parliamentary Constituencies namely Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 28-Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) & 2-Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and eight vacancies in Assembly Constituencies namely 01-Kalka and 46-Ellenabad in Haryana, 155-Vallabhnagar in Rajasthan, 33-Sindgi in Karnataka, 47-Rajabala and 13-Mawryngkneng (ST) in Meghalaya, 08-Fatehpur in Himachal Pradesh and 124-Badvel (SC) in Andhra Pradesh. There are few more vacancies of seats for which reports and notifications are awaited and being confirmed,” it stated.
The ECI additional stated that it’s going to take a call in the matter at applicable time in the long run after taking inputs from the involved states and assessing the Covid-19 state of affairs from mandated authorities like NDMA/SDMA.
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