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ECI Schedules June 19 Bypolls for Five Assembly Seats in Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal

The Model Code of Conduct is now in force in the affected constituencies following the official poll schedule announcement.

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The Election Commission of India released the schedule for bypolls on May 25.
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Overview

  • The Election Commission has set June 19 for polling and June 23 for vote counting in by-elections to five assembly seats.
  • Vacancies in Kadi and Visavadar (Gujarat), Nilambur (Kerala), Ludhiana West (Punjab) and Kaliganj (West Bengal) stem from the deaths or resignations of sitting MLAs.
  • Major parties have declared candidates – notably AAP’s Sanjeev Arora in Ludhiana West and Gopal Italia in Visavadar – while the BJP has yet to finalise nominations for some seats.
  • All polling stations will use Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails to enhance voting transparency.
  • The election process begins with a gazette notification on May 26, followed by a nomination deadline of June 2, scrutiny on June 3 and candidate withdrawal by June 5.