Overview
- Devyani Rana of the BJP and JKNPP-I president Harsh Dev Singh submitted nomination papers on October 18 and addressed separate public meetings.
- Polling for the Nagrota by-election is scheduled for November 11, with counting on November 14, following nomination scrutiny on October 22 and withdrawals by October 24.
- BJP leaders staged a large rally backing Devyani Rana, framing her bid as a continuation of late MLA Devender Singh Rana’s development agenda.
- District Election Officer Rakesh Minhas said 150 polling stations have been set up for 97,893 registered voters, with assured facilities including ramps, lighting, water and sanitation.
- Some BJP activists protested the choice of Devyani over veteran worker Nand Kishore, while the National Conference has offered the seat to Congress and Harsh Dev Singh signaled he expects INDIA bloc support.