Wayanad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said that no decision has been taken yet to conduct the by-election in Kerala’s Wayanad constituency. It should be noted here that the parliamentary seat fell vacant following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Member of the Parliament (MP).
While announcing the schedule for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said that there is still ample time to hold the by-election in Wayanad.
“The bypoll to a vacant seat needs to be conducted within six months. On March 23, we came to know that the Wayanad seat fell vacant. We have plenty of time… The lower court has also given 30 days to Rahul Gandhi to appeal against his conviction, so we are waiting for that process as well. After that, we will take a decision on this matter,” he added.
