The notification for the by-election will be issued on July 6. The last date for filing nomination papers has been set as July 13.
EC Announces Bypolls for 3 Assembly Seats: The Election Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for by-elections to three Assembly constituencies in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. The polling will be held on July 3,0 and results will be declared on August 3.
In Bihar, the by-election will be held in the Bankipur constituency. It fell vacant after BJP leader Nitin Nabin resigned following his appointment as the state president of the party. He is now a member of the Rajya Sabha. Nabin won this seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election by defeating RJD’s Rekha Kumari by a margin of over 51,000 votes.
In Madhya Pradesh, voting will take place in the Datia seat. Which became vacant after Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti was disqualified following his conviction in a cheating case. Bharti won the election from this seat in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating BJP’s Narottam Mishra.
In Gujarat, the Manjalpur constituency will go to polls after the death of BJP MLA Yogesh Patel. He won this seat in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election by defeating Congress’s Tashveen Singh by a margin of over one lakh votes.
The notification for the by-election will be issued on July 6. The last date for filing nomination papers has been set as July 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on July 14, and the final date for withdrawal of nominations has been fixed as July 16.
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