The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that assembly bypolls across eight constituencies in seven states will be held on November 11. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 14, EC said. The bypolls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced the poll schedule at a press conference earlier today.

Why were bypolls necessitated?

In Jammu and Kashmir, two assembly seats — Budgam and Nagrota — will go to the polls. Budgam fell vacant in October 2024 after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chose to retain the Ganderbal seat. Nagrota was vacated following the death of MLA Devender Singh Rana on October 31, 2024.

In Rajasthan, the Anta bypoll was necessitated after BJP M

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