Schedule for Bye-election to Five Assembly Constituencies of Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal

  New Delhi. Asal Baat news. The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to fill vacancies in the following Assembly Constituencies of G...

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New Delhi.

Asal Baat news.

The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to fill vacancies in the following Assembly Constituencies of Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal:

Sl. No.	Name of State/UT	AC No. & Name	Reason of vacancy
	Gujarat	24-Kadi (SC)	Death of Shri Karsanbhai Punjabhai Solanki
		87-Visavadar	Resignation of Shri Bhayani Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai
	Kerala	35-Nilambur	Resignation of Shri P. V. Anvar
	Punjab	64-Ludhiana West	Death of Shri Gurpreet Bassi Gogi
	West Bengal	80-Kaliganj	Death of Shri Nasiruddin Ahamed

The Schedule for the bye election is enclosed below.

1.             ELECTORAL ROLLS

Commission firmly believes that pure and updated electoral rolls are the foundation of free, fair and credible elections. Hence, intensive and sustained focus is placed upon improving its quality, health and fidelity. After the amendment in Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act-1950 by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act-2021, there is a provision of four qualifying dates to enroll as a voter in a year. Accordingly, the Commission conducted the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll with reference to 1st April, 2025, as the qualifying date, wherein applications were invited from eligible citizens seeking registration in electoral roll with respect to 1st April, 2025 as the qualifying date. After time-bound completion of Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls, the final publication of electoral roll was done on 5th May, 2025.