The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deferred by-elections to a Lok Sabha seat in Bihar and seven Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala “due to some extraordinary circumstances peculiar to these constituencies”. In Bihar, the Valmiki Nagar parliamentary constituency fell vacant due to the death of Baidyanath Prasad Mahto. The Tiruvottiyur and Gudiyattam Assembly seats are vacant in Tamil Nadu; Bulandshahr and Tundla seats in Uttar Pradesh; Sibsagar in Assam; Agar in Madhya Pradesh and Chavara in Kerala. On Thursday, the ECI clarified that by-elections were due for 56 Assembly constituencies (including the eight referred to earlier), besides one parliamentary constituency. of by-elections is also slotted for discussion in the Election Commission meeting to be held on July 24, 2020,” the ECI said in a statement.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2020 12:06 UTC