NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypoll to six assembly constituencies in five states, including Chokpot in Meghalaya.
Besides Chokpot , by elections would be held in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar (Tamil Nadu), Aruvikkara (Kerala), Pratapgarh and Surma (Tripura) and Garoth (Madhya Pradesh) on June 27.
The notification would be issued on June 3, while June 10 will be the last date of filing nominations. Counting will be held on June 30, an EC statement said.
Polling will take place from 8am to 5pm.
The electoral rolls of these Assembly Constituencies have been revised with reference to January 1, 2015 as the qualifying date and have been finally published on January 5, 2015 in Meghalaya, the statement said.
Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of the Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included. The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties, the State Governments and the Union Government in respect of the above district, the statement added.
It may be mentioned here Chokpot seat fell vacant following the death of Garo National Council (GNC) legislator Clifford Marak on February 28.
The wife of Late Marak, Kalpana Sangma has already expressed her willingness to contest from Chokpot seat after she was elected as the acting president of the party recently.
It was after the people of the constituency proposed her name that she decided to contest the by-election.
Interestingly, from Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is likely to contest.
Jayalalithaa, who took over as chief minister for the fifth time last week, will have to contest election within six months to become a member of the legislative assembly.
AIADMK MLA from Radhakrishnan Nagar Constituency P Vetrivel had resigned recently amid speculation that Jayalalithaa may contest the bypoll from there. (With inputs from PTI)
