Lucknow, July 18 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday said that the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on time, and if necessary, the census work can be extended.

Elections have to be held in Uttar Pradesh before May 24, 2027 and the polls will be held before that, Kumar said at a national media conference organised at the India International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Management, New Delhi.

With less than a year left for the assembly elections, by-polls will not be held in Ghosi, Duddhi and Faridpur assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Kumar said.

"Earlier, SIR (Special Intensive Revision) was going on in UP, SIR continued till April 10. After that elections were held in other states, inc...