The election notification will be issued on October 1, which also marks the beginning of filing of nominations. (Reuters file)
The bypolls vacated after the demise of JD(S) MLA MC Manguli in Sindgi and BJP CM Udasi in Hangal were necessitated.
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Bypolls to two assembly constituencies in Karnataka – Sindgi and Hangal – will be held on October 30, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The bypolls vacated after the demise of JD(S) MLA MC Manguli in Sindgi and BJP CM Udasi in Hangal were necessitated. The election notification will be issued on October 1, which also marks the beginning of filing of nominations.
October 8 is the last day for filing nominations. Scrutiny will be held on October 1 and last day for withdrawal of nominations is on October 13. The counting of votes will take place on November 2. The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies will be held on October 30. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the process of selection of candidates would begin soon as he expressed confidence of the BJP winning both the seats. .
He said appointment of observers for both the regions was discussed in the recently held BJP core committee meeting and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel would take a decision on it. Senior leader Udasi, who represented Hangal, was a six-time MLA, and under his leadership, there was a lot of development work in the constituency, while the BJP won Sindagi thrice before losing to the late Manguli of the JD(S) in 2018. had won. , he pointed out.
Asked if this would be the first election under his leadership as chief minister, Bommai said, “All the leaders have faced the bypolls. We will face it under the leadership of the party.” .
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