The by-election for Pithoragarh Assembly constituency is necessitated after the death of former Finance Minister Prakash Pant who represented the constituency. The voting for the by-election would be held on November 25. The last date of the nomination is November 6 and the scrutiny of the nomination papers would be done on November 7. The last date of withdrawal of the nomination papers is November 11. The counting of votes would be done on November 28.