EC Announces Bye-Polls For 8 Assembly Seats Across 7 States: Check Voting & Counting Dates

Updated: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 12:34 [IST]

The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for bye-elections to eight assembly constituencies across seven states and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Polling for all seats will be held on a single day, November 11, with the counting of votes and declaration of results scheduled for November 14, 2025.

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The Election Commission of India announced bye-election schedules for eight assembly constituencies across seven states and Jammu and Kashmir, with polling on November 11, 2025, and results on November 14, 2025. These elections are due to resignations, deaths, and a disqualification, affecting constituencies like Budgam, Nagrota, Anta, Ghatsila, Jubilee Hills, Tarn Taran, Dampa, and Nuapada, with varying nomination and withdrawal deadlines.

The bye-polls have been necessitated by a variety of reasons including resignations, deaths of sitting legislators, and a disqualification. The announcement kicks off the political activity in these regions, with the Model Code of Conduct coming into immediate effect in the respective districts.

EC Announces Bye-Polls For 8 Assembly Seats Across 7 States Check Voting amp amp Counting Dates

The constituencies heading to the polls are:

Jammu and Kashmir: 27-Budgam (due to the resignation of Omar Abdullah) and 77-Nagrota (due to the death of Devender Singh Rana).

Rajasthan: 193-Anta (due to the disqualification of Kanwarlal).

Jharkhand: 45-Ghatsila (ST) (due to the death of Ramdas Soren).

Telangana: 61-Jubilee Hills (due to the death of Maganti Gopinath).

Punjab: 21-Tarn Taran (due to the death of Dr. Kashmir Singh Sohal).

Mizoram: 2-Dampa (ST) (due to the death of Lalrintluanga Saila).

Odisha: 71-Nuapada (due to the death of Rajendra Dholakia).

While the polling and counting dates are uniform, the commission has laid out a staggered schedule for the nomination and withdrawal process. The gazette notification for all seats will be issued on October 13.

For the constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha, the last date for filing nominations is October 20.

For Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, and Telangana, the last date for nominations will be October 21. The last date for withdrawal of candidature for this group is October 24.

The single seat in Rajasthan will also have its nomination deadline on October 21, but candidates will have until October 27 to withdraw their names.

With the schedule now public, political parties are expected to accelerate their candidate selection process and prepare for a month of intense campaigning.

Meanwhile, the central agency has also announced the date of elections and counting for Bihar Assembly.The Bihar polls to take place in two phases on 6 and 11 November. The counting of votes will be held on November 14.