Bhubaneswar: The notification for by-election to the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency was released by Bhadrak sub-collector on Friday.
The candidates can file their nominations from 11 am to 3 pm till October 14. Similarly, October 15 has been set as the date for scrutiny of nominations, and they can withdraw their candidatures before 3 pm on October 17. Following this, the voting will be conducted from 7 am to 6 pm on November 3. The counting of votes and announcement of results will be done on November 6, it added.
The by-poll to Dhamnagar Assembly constituency was necessitated following the death of incumbent BJP MLA Bishnu Sethi, who died of kidney-related problems at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on September 19. The two-time MLA was hospitalised for the past two months. He was serving as the deputy leader of the opposition in the assembly.
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