By-poll to 10-Northern Angami-I A/C on July 29

Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for by election to the vacant 10 Northern Angami-I Assembly Constituency. The by-election will be held on July 29, 2017, ECI secretary Sumit Mukherjee stated in a communiqué.
According to ECI secretary, polling will be held on July 29 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. after taking consideration of various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc. Accordingly, the ECI would issue the notification on July 5. The last date of nominations will be on July 12, scrutiny of nominations on July 13, last date of withdrawal of candidatures on July 15. Counting will be on August 3, and all process of election will be completed by August 5, ECI stated.
It has also informed that the Commission has decided to use EVMs in the by-election in all polling stations and all steps taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly.
It may be noted that the 10-Northern Angami-I A/C has 25 polling stations. For identification of voters, EC stated that in consonance with the past practise, the it has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the by-election at the time of poll and EPIC shall be the main document of identification of a voter.
However, EC said to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the E-Roll, separate instructions would be issued to allow additional documents for identification at the time of poll in the by-election.
MCC: With the announcement of the by-elections, the election Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect throughout Kohima district. This was stated by District Election Officer, Rajesh Soundararajan in a notification.
He informed all political parties, intending candidates, government departments/ establishments and general public to adhere strictly to the model code of conduct and extend cooperation to the district election machinery.