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Bypolls across these 5 states on Dec 5, counting on Dec 8. Details here
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations.
The Election Commission is set to hold bypolls for one Lok Sabha seat and five assembly seats across five states on December 5. This also happens to be the day when Gujarat would be voting for its second phase of assembly elections; the first phase would be held on December 1. The counting of votes for these bypolls would be held on December 8, also when the results for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections would be announced.
"The Commission has decided to hold the bye-election to fill vacancies in the following parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar and Chhattisgarh," the poll body stated. In Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri, polling would be held for the parliamentary seat. For the assembly seats, polling would be held in Odisha's Padampur, Rajasthan's Sardarshahar, Bihar's Kurhani, Chhattisgarh's Bhanupratappur(ST) and Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.
"The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines," a statement read.
Himachal Pradesh is set to vote in a single phase on November 12 where the ruling BJP is confident of a consecutive term. The Congress, however, is hoping for a comeback here while the Aam Aadmi Party is looking to expand ground.
The elections in the next few weeks - across seven states - happen at a time when the coronavirus situation in the country has improved. The poll body, meanwhile, continues to focus on the five-fold strategy of "Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour."
