Election Commission bans Rampur assembly by-election, decision came after Supreme Court's directive

Election Commission On the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India has banned the by-election in Rampur assembly constituency. The Commission has stayed the issuance of notification of the by-election till further orders. The notification for the by-election was to be issued on November 10

Former SP MLA from Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan, was declared vacant by the Assembly Secretariat after he was sentenced to three years by the MP-MLA court for making provocative speeches. After the Rampur assembly constituency was declared vacant, the Election Commission announced a by-election on it. By issuing a notification for the by-election on November 10, nominations were proposed to be filed by November 17. Polling for the by-election in Rampur was proposed on December 5 and counting on December 8. Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Shukla said that in the case of Mohammad Azam Khan vs Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the issuance of notification of the by-election. He said that under the order of the Supreme Court, the issuance of the notification has been stayed.

Notification for by-elections in Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency and Khatauli assembly constituency will be issued on November 10. Nominations will be filed from November 10 to 17. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on November 18. Candidates will be able to withdraw their names till November 21. Voting will be held on 5 December and counting of votes will take place on 8 December.