indiaUpdated: Aug 25, 2020 09:23 ISTUttar Pradesh may witness a mini-assembly election of sorts in the coming months if the Election Commission (EC) decides to hold bypolls to eight vacant seats in the state assembly along with the Bihar elections. “The Election Commission of India has to take a call about holding by-polls to the eight assembly seats. A bypoll to a vacant seat in the state assembly is generally held within six months from the date of vacancy. Legal expert CB Pandey, a former advisor to the governor, said, “Yes, EC should ideally hold an election to a vacant seat in six months. The Election Commission also will have to take a call about holding the biennial election to 11 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad.

Source: Hindustan Times August 25, 2020 03:36 UTC