The byelection for Handia assembly seat in Allahabad district will be held on June 2 while the counting will take place on June 5. The seat fell vacant due to the untimely death of the ruling Samjawadi Party MlA Mahesh Narayan Singh.
As per Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha, the nomination for Handia bypoll will commence on May 8 with the issuance of notification and last date for filing of nomination will be May 15. The scrutiny of nomination will be held on May 16 and last date for the withdrawl of nomination will be May 18.
The Model Code of Conduct has come to force with the announcemnt of poll schedule on Friday. This will be the second Assembly byelection during the present regime.
The first was held at Bhatpar Rani of Deoria which was necessitated due to the demise of Cabinet minister Kameshwar Updhyay. The ruling SP retained the seat winning the byelection.