Bypolls for 15 meeting constituencies throughout Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand are set to happen on Wednesday, November 20. Voting will start at 7 a.m., with vote counting scheduled for November 23.
Bypolls in UP
In Uttar Pradesh, byelections might be held in Katehari, Karhal, Meerapur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur, and Kundarki. A complete of 90 candidates are contesting in these constituencies, with Ghaziabad having the best variety of candidates at 14. There are 34,35,974 registered voters within the state, comprising 18,46,846 males, 15,88,967 ladies, and 161 third-gender voters. Ghaziabad has the biggest voter base, whereas Sisamau has the smallest.
This marks the primary electoral problem for the INDIA bloc and the NDA within the politically important state for the reason that Lok Sabha elections.
Within the 2022 meeting elections, the SP secured victories in Sisamau, Katehari, Karhal, and Kundarki, whereas the BJP claimed Phulpur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, and Khair. The Meerapur seat was received by the BJP’s ally, the RLD.
Bypolls in Punjab
In Punjab, 4 constituencies—Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC), and Barnala—will go to the polls.
The by-elections have been prompted by the truth that the legislators representing these constituencies have been elected to the Lok Sabha throughout the normal elections earlier this 12 months.
Forty-five candidates, together with three ladies, are within the fray. A complete of 6.96 lakh voters are eligible to train their franchise.
The bypolls will resolve the destiny of key contestants, together with BJP nominee and former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Congress’s Amrita Warring, Jatinder Kaur, AAP’s Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, Dr Ishank Kumar Chabbewal and BJP’s Kewal Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal and Ravikaran Singh Kahlon.
Amrita Warring is the spouse of Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. Jatinder Kaur is the partner of Gurdaspur MP and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
Apart from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, bypolls may also be held for the Palakkad seat in Kerala and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand.
