<span style="color: #222222;">Two by-elections for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council will be held on the 29th of this month. The Election Commission today announced that notification will be issued on the 11th of this month and the last day for filing nominations is the 18th of May. The counting of votes will be done on the 29th of this month at 5 PM. The two seats have become vacant due to the resignation of Sri Laxman Prasad Acharya and the demise of Sri Banwari Lal on 15th February of this year.<br />''<br />''The ECI has instructed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure adherence to COVID-19 containment protocols while making arrangements for conducting the election.</span><br />