Congress on Sunday announced the name of Hardeepak Nishad as its candidate for Hamirpur Assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh. “Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Hardeepak Nishad as Congress candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Hamirpur constituency,” said UP Congress in an official statement.
Nishad is pitted against Samajwadi Party candidate Manoj Kumar Prajapati and Bahujan Samaj Party’s Naushad Ali.
The Hamirpur seat will go to bypolls on September 23 and counting of votes will be taken up on September 27.
The bypoll is being held following disqualification of BJP legislator Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel following his conviction in a murder case.
By-elections are due in 13 Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh. Except for the Hamirpur bypoll, the Election Commission is yet to announce the election schedule for the other seats.