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.