Lucknow, June 21: The bypoll for the Chiraigao assembly constituency in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh will be held today.
The poll, which was scheduled to be held on May 21 last, was postponed after the Election Commission had received numerous complaints from the opposition parties, which alleged that the state ministers were violating the model code of conduct.
All arrangements have been completed for ensuring peaceful elections in the constituency, election office sources here said yesterday.
Security personnel had been deployed in strength to maintain order during the polling, they said.
In all 21 candidates, including those from the BSP, BJP, Congress and Samajwadi Party, are in the fray.


Bureau Report