SHILLONG: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct by-elections to Ampati Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) of the state on May 28 and the counting will be held on May 31.
The Ampati seat fell vacant following the resignation of former Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma who won both from Ampati and Songsak constituencies in February 27 Assembly polls in the state.
The date of issue of Gazette notification is May 3, last date of nominations is May 10, date for scrutiny of nomination is May 11, last date of withdrawal of candidature is May 14, date before which election shall be completed is June 2.
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the by-election in all the polling stations and adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of the machines.
There are indications that Mukul Sangma’s daughter, Miani Shira, would contest the by-election to Ampati constituency as the Congress candidate.
