The Visavadar seat in #Gujarat’s #Junagadh district has remained vacant since December 2023 after AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the BJP.
The #Election Commission of India (ECI) launched the schedule for bypolls to five Assembly Constituencies of #Gujarat, #Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal. The polling will occur on June 19 (Thursday), and the counting of votes shall be carried out on June 23 (Monday). Two assembly bypolls shall be held in #Gujarat, one each will occur in #Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
In #Gujarat, the bypoll to the Kadi seat was necessitated following the lack of lifetime of sitting MLA Karsanbhai Punjabhai Solanki. Another bypoll to the Visavadar seat inside the state is going on because of resignation of sitting member Bhayani Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai.
In #Kerala, the Nilambur seat will go to bypoll since P V Anvar has resigned, whereas byposs are to be held in Punjab’s Ludhiana seat because of lack of lifetime of sitting member Gurpreet Bassi Gogi. Byelection to the Kaliganj Assembly seat in West Bengal has been necessitated because of lack of lifetime of sitting assembly member Nasiruddin Ahamed.
Congress to contest #Gujarat bypolls alone
#Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil earlier launched that the event will contest bye-elections to the Visavadar and Kadi Assembly seats independently, with out partnering with its INDIA bloc ally, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Gohil clarified that the selection was taken unanimously after analysing earlier electoral developments inside the state. “#Gujaratis have never voted for a third front. Here, it is either Congress or the BJP,” he talked about. He further added, “During the last elections, the AAP tried its best. All of the big leaders of the AAP campaigned for the party, but they were still only able to get 10.5-11 per cent of votes and damaged the Congress party in elections.”
The Visavadar seat in #Junagadh district has remained vacant since December 2023 after AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the BJP. Meanwhile, the Kadi seat in Mehsana, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, fell vacant following the lack of lifetime of BJP MLA Karsan Solanki on February 4.
Congress fields Bharat Bhushan Ashu for Ludhiana West bypolls
Congress earlier launched Bharat Bhushan Ashu as a result of the event candidate for the forthcoming by-election to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 64 – Ludhiana West Constituency. His candidature for contesting the bypoll from the seat was accredited by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. “The Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the candidature of Bharat Bhushan Ashu as party candidate for the forthcoming bye-elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 64-Ludhiana West Constituency,” the AICC press launch talked about.
The Ludhiana West seat fell vacant following the lack of lifetime of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January.Earlier, on February 26, the Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora as its candidate for the Ludhiana West by-election.
Ludhiana West bypoll
The bypoll to Ludhiana West assembly seat in Punjab will occur on June 19 and the counting shall be held on June 23, officers talked about on Sunday. The Ludhiana West seat fell vacant following the lack of lifetime of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January. According to the by-election schedule, the nomination course of will start on May 26 whereas the ultimate date for submitting nominations is June 2. Scrutiny of nominations will occur on June 3 and the ultimate date for the withdrawal of nominations is June 5.
The Aam Aadmi Party was the first political outfit to announce its candidate. It has named Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora for the bypoll. The Congress has fielded former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, whereas the Shiromani Akali Dal has nominated Parupkar Singh Ghuman for the bypoll. The BJP is however to name its candidate.
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