The by election for the Salt assembly constituency would be held on April 17
The Uttarakhand Congress is ready for the Salt by- election and the party is on a very strong wicket there. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh informed this while interacting with The Pioneer on Friday at Rajiv Bhawan. He said that the party would announce the name of its candidate at a suitable time. The names of Ganga Pancholi and Block Pramukh of Salt Vikram Rawat are said to be in the race for the Congress party ticket in Salt.
The PCC president was handed over the report prepared by the observers for the Salt by election. The report was presented by the vice president of the Uttarakhand Congress Aryendra Sharma. The party had appointed Sharma and the deputy leader of party in state assembly Karan Mahra as observers for Salt.
The by election for the Salt assembly constituency would be held on April 17. The last date for the submission of nomination for the by-election is March 30 while the candidates can withdraw their names on or before April 3. The counting of the votes would be on May 2 and the results are expected on the day. The by-election is necessitated due to the death of the BJP MLA Surendra Singh Jeena.
Saturday, 20 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
