East Singhbhum, Oct. 6 -- The long-awaited by-election for the Ghatshila Assembly constituency in Jharkhand has finally been announced.
According to the Election Commission, polling will take place on November 11, alongside the Bihar Assembly elections, and the results will be declared on November 14.
The announcement was made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a press conference held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. Following the declaration, the Model Code of Conduct has come into immediate effect in the Ghatshila Assembly constituency.
While there was initial speculation that the code might apply to the entire East Singhbhum district, the Election Commission clarified that it would be restricted to the concer...