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ByElection

By-elections in five assembly seats announced

| @indiablooms | Nov 05, 2022, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Saturday announced that by-elections in five Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Dec 5.

According to a communique, the Assembly by-elections will be held in Padampur (Odisha), Sardarshahar (Rajasthan), Kurhani (Bihar), Bhanupratappur (Chattisgarh) and Rampur (Uttar Pradesh). Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) is the lone parliamentary seat.

The date of issue of notification is Nov 10, the EC said. The last date of filing nomination is Nov 17.

The scrutiny will take place on Nov 18. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is Nov 21.

The counting of votes will take place on Dec 8, the panel said.

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