Chokpot by-election
SHILLONG: The process of holding the by-election to the Chokpot Assembly seat on June 27 will begin on Wednesday with the official notification after which filing of nominations will start on the same day.
However, the Congress is yet to decide on its candidate while the GNC, the NCP and the NPP are planning to field Kalpana Sangma, Bluebell R Sangma and Phillipole R Marak, respectively.
While Kalpana is the wife of late GNC leader Clifford Marak, Bluebell is the wife of late legislator Mason Singh Sangma, who had represented Chokpot constituency till 2012.
The Chokpot seat fell vacant following the demise of Clifford Marak on February 28 this year.
A Congress leader informed that the party has received five applications which will be scrutinized before being forwarded to the AICC for approval.
The last date for filing of nominations is June 10. The scrutiny of papers will be held on June 11 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is on June 13. Counting of votes will be done on June 30.
