Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday also notified the schedule for the byelection to one Rajya Sabha seat from Punjab. The byelection is scheduled for October 24. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Sanjeev Arora on July 1, 2025. Arora, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2022, stepped down after being elected to the state legislative assembly from the Ludhiana West constituency in a bypoll. The term of the vacated seat is up to April 9, 2028. According to the notification issued by the ECI, the bypoll will be conducted to fill the said vacancy in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. As per the schedule, the nomination process started on Monday, and October 13 is the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny of nominations will be done on October 14, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is October 16. Polling, if necessary, will be held on October 24. In consultation with the Punjab government, the election commission has designated Ram Lok Khatana, secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, as the returning officer for the byelection and Jaswinder Singh, deputy secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, as the assistant returning officer to assist in the conduct of the election process. HTC...