India, Oct. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to fill vacancies in the following Assembly Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Telangana, Punjab, Mizoram and Odisha:
The Schedule for the bye election is enclosed at Annexure-I.
Commission firmly believes that pure and updated electoral rolls are the foundation of free, fair and credible elections. Hence, intensive and sustained focus is placed upon improving its quality, health and fidelity. After the amendment in Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act-1950 by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act-2021, there is aprovision of four qualifying dates to enroll as a voter in a year. Accordingly, the...