Hyderabad, June 18 -- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Sudarshan Reddy has said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to take a final decision on the by-election for the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency.

Speaking to the media, Reddy confirmed that the Assembly Secretariat has issued a gazette notification declaring the Jubilee Hills seat vacant. This has been forwarded to the ECI for further action. While the Election Commission has already announced bypolls for vacant Assembly seats in three other states, there is currently no immediate plan to issue a notification for Jubilee Hills.

He stated that the by-election in Jubilee Hills is likely to be held before December.

Reddy also outlined new polling arrangements. The ...