J&K political parties welcome announcement

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NEW DELHI: The voting for assembly bypolls in eight constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan will be held on November 11, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday.

The counting of votes will be done on November 14.

“The assembly bypolls in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan will be held on November 11; the counting of votes will be done on November 14,” Kumar said at a press conference here.

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 Abdul

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