New Delhi/Aizawl, Oct 6 || The Election Commission (ECI) while announcing the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections on Monday, declared the statutory timetable of the by-polls to the Dampa Assembly constituency in Mizoram.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accompanied by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, announced that the by-election to the Dampa Assembly seat will be held on November 11 (Tuesday) and counting of votes will take place on November 14 (Friday).
As per the schedule, announced by the CEC, the statutory notification will be issued on October 13 and the last date of filing of nomination papers is October 21.
The nomination papers will be scrutinised on October 22 and the last date of withdrawal is October 24.
The Dampa Assembly seat in western Mizoram’s Mamit district fell vacant after the death of opposition Mizo National Front MNF legislator Lalrintluanga Sailo on July 21.