EC TO HOLD BYPOLL IN MAMATA’S BHABANIPUR ASSEMBLY SEAT

NEW DELHI: The by-election in the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in West Bengal will be held on 30 September, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The Election Commission also informed that polls will also be held in Samserganj and Jangipur of West Bengal and Pipli (Odisha) on the same date. The counting of votes will be taken up on 3 October. The Bhabanipur Assembly seat was vacated by the West Bengal agriculture minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in May, making way for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from the seat. Today, the ECI released a press note in this matter. “As on date there are three deferred adjourned polls (two in the state of West Bengal and one in the state of Odisha), three vacancies in Parliamentary Constituencies and 32 vacancies in Legislative Assemblies of various States/ut,” read the release. After taking into consideration the inputs and views of the Chief Secretaries of the concerned States and respective Chief Electoral Officers, while the Commission has decided not to hold bye-elections in other 31 Assembly Constituencies and three Parliamentary Constituencies and considering the constitutional exigency and special request from State of West Bengal, it has decided to hold bye-election in 159- Bhabanipur AC. The Model code of conduct shall come into force with immediate effect from today onwards in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of the Assembly constituency is going for election.