New Delhi, May 19: The Election Commission tonight decided to defer the byelection to Chiraigaon assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh to June 21. The full commission headed by chief election commissioner J M Lyngdoh which met today has taken a decision in this regard following a report by the commission secretary who visited the constituency to verify the complaints of violation of model code of conduct by the state ministers.

The election to the constituency was earlier scheduled for May 21.

EC sources said that the observer's report pointed to serious violation of code of conduct.

The EC observer visited the constituency on May 17.

Bureau Report