Pipili By-Polls To Be Held On September 30, Announces Election Commission Of India

The much awaited Pipili By-election date has been announced!

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (Sept 4) announced that the by-election for the Pipili assembly constituency will be conducted on September 30 this year. As per the notification by the ECI, the counting of votes will be held on October 3, 2021. The Commission also directed the concerned authorities to complete the election process by October 5, 2021.

Earlier, the by-poll which was scheduled for May 16, was postponed by the Election Commission due to the rise in Covid-19 cases during the second wave and the subsequent lockdown imposed in the state. It is pertinent to mention that after the death of sitting MLA Pradeep Maharathy in October last year, a decision was taken to hold the by-election to the Pipili assembly constituency.

Initially, the by-election was scheduled to be held on April 17. However, the by-poll was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj due to Covid-19, just three days ahead of the polls on April 14, 2021.