EC to release dates for by-elections to Assembly, Parliamentary constituencies soon

The Election Commission on Friday said it will announce the schedule for holding by-elections to assembly and Lok Sabha seats at an "appropriate time".

57 bypolls to 56 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency are due.

But the Commission did not specify whether the decision has been taken for all pending by-elections.

This announcement comes after the poll panel decided to defer eight bypolls to seven assembly and one Lok Sabha seat citing floods and the COVID-19 pandemic.