BHUBANESWAR: The by-election to the Nuapada Assembly constituency will be held on November 11 along with the second phase of Bihar elections and bypolls to six other Assembly seats in different states.
Announcing the poll date, state chief electoral officer RS Gopalan said the gazette notification for the bypoll will be published on October 13. The last date for filing nomination papers by the candidates will be October 20 and scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination papers will be on October 22 and October 24 respectively. Counting of votes will be held on November 14.
The CEO said with the announcement of the poll date, the model code of conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect in the entire Nuapada district. It is also applicable to the central government agencies and public sector enterprises located in the district, he added.
According to the draft electoral roll published in September, the constituency has over 2.48 lakh voters, including 1.22 lakh male and 1.26 lakh female. Special summary revision of electoral roll is going on in the constituency, Gopalan said and added, the electoral registration officer (ERO) of the constituency has been asked to dispose of the cases of voters who have applied for inclusion of their names and correction of their entries in the roll by October 7. The final electoral roll will be published on October 9 and updated till the date of filing of nominations.
The CEO said adequate number of EVMs and VVPATs have been procured for smooth conduct of the election. There will be webcasting of all booths during polling, he added.