Notification for Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections to be issued today

Notification for Assembly elections in Meghalaya and Nagaland will be issued today.Filing of nominations in both the states will begin today after the notification. The two states will go to polls on the 27th of February. 7th February will be the last date for filing of nominations. 

Both the states have 60-member assemblies. 

Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland Abhijit Sinha held a meeting with all political parties in Kohima yesterday.The meeting was called in the wake of several Political Parties announcing their intention not to contest the February 27 Assembly elections. The Chief Electoral Officer, however, clarified that the assembly elections in Nagaland will be held as per the schedule. 

The filing of nominations for Assembly



elections in Tripura will close today. The scrutiny of nominations will be held tomorrow, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is 3rd of February.Voting will be held on 18th of February. 

Today, BJP State President Biplab Kumar Deb will file his nomination paper for Banamalipur constituency while Congress State president Birjit Sinha from Kailashahar and Tripura Assembly Deputy Speaker Pabitra Kar from Khayerpur constituencies filed their nominations yesterday. 

On the other side, sitting MLA of CPI(M) Biswajeet Dutta, who has this time too given nomination from Khowai constituency, has been replaced now by Nirmal Biswas due to former's ill health. Also, Congress declared yesterday its second list of candidates with four candidates.