Chandigarh: Chief Electoral Officer Punjab, Dr. S. Karuna Raju today said that notification for the bye-poll of Phagwara, Mukerian, Dakha and Jalalabad assembly constituencies will be issued on September 23, 2019. He said that nomination process will be started immediately after the issuance of notification.
Divulging further, Dr. Raju said that nomination paper could be submitted from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. He said that the last date for the filling of nomination papers will be September 30, 2019.
Notably, the Election Commission of India had yesterday announced to hold by-elections in Punjab on 4 seats. Phagwara seat fell vacant after sitting MLA Som Nath was elected in MP. Similar is the case with Jalalabad seat as sitting MLA Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected as MP. Dakha seat had fell vacant after H S Phoolka resigned as MLA, whereas Mukerian seat fell vacant after the demised of Congress MLA Rajneesh Babbi.
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