Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Election Commission to announce dates today
The Bihar legislative Assembly’s term is slated to end in November this year.
FollowNew Delhi: The Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for Bihar Assembly polls on September 25. According to reports, the Election Commission has convened a press conference in this regard at 12:30pm on Friday (September 25).
The Bihar legislative Assembly's term will come to an end on November 29.
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The Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the by-election to one Lok Sabha and 64 Assembly seats spread across 15 states.
The report added that the by-poll to the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar has been pending.
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Among the 64 vacant Assembly seats, 27 are in Madhya Pradesh.
Most of these 27 seats fell vacant when rebel Congress members resigned from the party and the Assembly to join the BJP.
