India, June 17 -- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said that the gazette notification regarding the vacancy of the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, received from the Legislative Assembly, has been forwarded without any changes to the Election Commission of India.
Addressing the media, the CEO clarified that since the Election Commission has already issued notifications for bypolls in other states, holding the Jubilee Hills by-election along with them is not possible. However, he emphasised that the by-election must be conducted before December to ensure the constituency has a new MLA.
The Jubilee Hills seat fell vacant following the recent death of BRS MLA M.P. Gopinath after a brief illness. Political parties, ...