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Bijepur assembly by-poll in Odisha on February 24

Bijepur assembly by-poll in Odisha on February 24Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) The by-election for the Bijepur assembly constituency in Odisha will be held on February 24 this year, the Election Commission of India (EC) announced on Tuesday.

According to the EC schedule, while January 30 has been fixed as the date for issuing the gazette notification, the last date for filing of nominations is February 6.

The date of scrutiny of nomination papers is February 7 and nominations can be withdrawn till February 9.

 

The counting of votes and declaration of results would take place on February 28.

The Bijepur by-election in Bargarh district got necessitated following the death of Congress MLA Subal Sahu on August 22 last year.

The model code of conduct for the Odisha and central governments has come in force with the announcement of the election schedule.

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