As the notification the last date for filing nomination is February 6, scrutiny of nomination papers would be done on February 7 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is February 9.

Votes would be counted on February 28, while the entire by-election process would be completed by March three.

The by-poll was necessitated by the death of the sitting MLA Chawngtinthanga of the ruling Congress on September 16 last year.

  

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First Published: Jan 30 2013 | 6:05 PM IST

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