Bypolls to two assembly seats in MP to be held on April 9

Bypolls to two assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh---Ater and Bandhavgarh--will be held on April 9, the Election Commission announced today.
The bypoll to Ater seat in Bhind district was necessitated after the death of sitting Congress MLA Satyadev Katare on October 21, 2016.
Whereas at Bandhavgarh (ST) in Umaria district, the seat fell vacant after sitting BJP MP Gyan Singh won the Lok Sabha bypoll from Shahdol, in November last year.
The counting will take place on April 13, an EC official said here.
The nominations for the bypolls will be filed between March 14-21, while the scrutiny will be done on March 22. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is March 24, he said.

The model Code of Conduct in these constituencies came into force from today and the district collectors concerned have been directed by the Commission to keep a vigil in view of Holi, the official said.