<p>Bypoll to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat which fell vacant following the death of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav will be held on December 5 along with byelections to five Assembly constituencies spread across as many states, the Election Commission said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Yadav had passed away last month following prolonged illness.</p>.<p>The Rampur Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh which fell vacant following the disqualification of SP leader Mohammad Azam Khan is one of the five seats going for the bypolls.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/congress-releases-first-list-of-43-candidates-for-gujarat-assembly-polls-fields-32-new-faces-1159533.html">Congress releases first list of 43 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls, fields 32 new faces</a></strong></p>.<p>Khan, who was the Rampur MLA, was disqualified by the speaker after he was convicted and sentenced to three-year imprisonment in a case of hate speech registered against him in April 2019.</p>.<p>The counting of votes for the single parliamentary and five Assembly seats will be held on December 8 to coincide with the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh ballot count.</p>.<p>Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar, and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the other Assembly seats where bypolls are being held.</p>
<p>Bypoll to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat which fell vacant following the death of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav will be held on December 5 along with byelections to five Assembly constituencies spread across as many states, the Election Commission said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Yadav had passed away last month following prolonged illness.</p>.<p>The Rampur Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh which fell vacant following the disqualification of SP leader Mohammad Azam Khan is one of the five seats going for the bypolls.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/congress-releases-first-list-of-43-candidates-for-gujarat-assembly-polls-fields-32-new-faces-1159533.html">Congress releases first list of 43 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls, fields 32 new faces</a></strong></p>.<p>Khan, who was the Rampur MLA, was disqualified by the speaker after he was convicted and sentenced to three-year imprisonment in a case of hate speech registered against him in April 2019.</p>.<p>The counting of votes for the single parliamentary and five Assembly seats will be held on December 8 to coincide with the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh ballot count.</p>.<p>Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar, and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the other Assembly seats where bypolls are being held.</p>