Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar Monday announced that the bypoll for the Nuapada Assembly seat will be held November 11.

“The Assembly bypolls in J-K, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan will be held November 11; the counting of votes will be done November 14,” Kumar said at a press conference in New Delhi.

The byelection to the Nuapada Assembly constituency in Odisha was necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA Rajendra Dholakia September 8 due to health-related issues.

Two Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir — Budgam and Nagrota — have been vacant since October 2024.

Budgam was rendered vacant immediately after the 2024 Assembly elections when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chose to retain the Ganderbal constituency. The seat has been vaca

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