Central Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma on Saturday said that the by-elections to all constituencies in the country would be held before the Presidential Elections in July.
Talking to media persons, Hari Shanker Brahma said, “It is a normal practice of conducting by-elections to all the constituencies in the country before the Presidential elections.” He said that the notification for the by-elections has been delayed as the Election Commission of India was yet to receive information from a few states over conducting of by-elections. “Once the ECI receives complete information from the respective States, the Commission will issue notification for conducting the by-elections,” he said.
Responding to Andhra Pradesh Government’s plan to conduct local body elections before the by-elections in the State, he said that the Commission was not concerned with the local bodies’ polls as they fall under the purview of State Government. “We should not link local body elections to by-elections in the Andhra Pradesh,” he pointed out. (INN)