The Election Commission of India stated on Monday that by-elections in 14 assembly constituencies will be held on November 20 instead of November 13.
Kerala, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh are among the constituencies whose bypoll dates will be changed. The poll commission has set November 13 as the date for by elections in 48 assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats.
“Representations have been received in the Commission from various recognised national and state political parties (including BJP, INC, BSP, RLD) and some social organisations for change of date for poll in some Assembly constituencies having by-elections on 13th November, 2024, considering large scale social, cultural and religious engagements on that day which may cause inconvenience to large number of people, give rise to various logistic issues and may lead to reduced voters participating during the poll,” the poll panel said.
The constituencies that will now vote on November 20 are as follows:-
| S.NO | CONSTITUENCY | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | PALAKKAD | KERALA |
| 2. | DERA BABA NANAK | PUNJAB |
| 3. | CHHABEWAL (SC) | PUNJAB |
| 4. | GIDDERBAHA | PUNJAB |
| 5. | BARNALA | PUNJAB |
| 6. | MEERAPUR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 7. | KUNDARKI | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 8. | GHAZIABAD | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 9. | KHAIR (SC) | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 10. | KARHAL | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 11. | SISHAMAU | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 12. | PHULPUR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 13. | KATEHARI | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 14. | MAJHAWAN | UTTAR PRADESH |
Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections
The bypolls to 14 constituencies will be held with Maharashtra assembly elections and the second phase of Jharkhand polls.
Elections to 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20. The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP is facing challenge from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
The MVA comprises Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).
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Source: HT
