Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- Bhubaneswar: The by-election for Balasore and Tirtol Assembly constituencies will be held on November 3, as per a notification issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

By-polls to the Balasore and Tirtol Assembly constituencies have been necessitated following the demise of sitting BJP MLA Madan Mohan Dutta ( Balasore) and sitting BJD legislator Bishnu Das (Tritol). The Balasore seat was with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while the ruling BJD represented the Tirtol seat.

By-elections to Balasore & Tirtol Assembly constituencies in #Odisha to be held on November 3. Counting is set to be held on November 10

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