Bhubaneswar, Sep 4 (TIWN) For the third time, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced date for the bypoll to Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha, on Saturday.

As per a notification of the ECI, the bypoll will be held on September 30 and the counting of votes will be done on October 3.  The bypoll which was necessitated following the death of sitting BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy, was initially scheduled for April 17 this year. However, it was countermanded in the aftermath of the death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj on April 14 due to Covid-19.