The Election Commission has announced by-elections for eight Assembly constituencies spread across six states. The constituencies are Ponda in Goa, Umreth in Gujarat, Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka, Rahuri and Baramati in Maharashtra, Koridang in Nagaland, and Dharmanagar in Tripura.
During a press conference in New Delhi today, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that the notification for by-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland, and Tripura will be issued tomorrow, and the polling will take place on April 9th. The notification for by-elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra will be issued on the 30th of this month, and the voting will take place on April 23rd. He also said that the vote counting will take place on May 4th.
Our correspondent in Mumbai reports that the Baramati Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28th. The Rahuri Assembly seat in the Ahilyanagar district became vacant following the demise of BJP MLA Shivajirao Kardile.