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2024 polls: lists of candidates from BJP, Congress and other states

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2024 polls: lists of candidates from BJP, Congress and other states

By-elections to 48 Assembly seats and two parliamentary constituencies in 15 states will be held in two phases next month, the Election Commission said.

While 47 Assembly constituencies and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat will go to polls on November 13, voting for one Uttarakhand Assembly seat and Maharashtra’s Nanded parliamentary constituency will be held on November 20.

The counting of votes will take place on November 23, when the results of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will also be declared, the commission said.

Five constituencies in Assam, four in Bihar, six in West Bengal, nine in Uttar Pradesh, seven in Rajasthan, four in Punjab, three in Karnataka, two each in Kerala, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand will participate in the by-elections, the EC said.

Here is a complete list of legislative and parliamentary constituencies by state where by-elections will be held next month, along with the names of candidates from various political parties:

constituencies

Assam

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Dholai (South Carolina) Resignation of Parimal Suklabaidya Nihar Ranjan Das Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha
Sidley (ST) Joyanta Basumatari’s resignation Sanjib Varle
Bongaigaon Resignation of Fani Bhusan Chowdhury Brajenjit Sinha
Bekhali Ranjit Dutta’s resignation Diganta Ghatovar
Samaguri Resignation of Rakibul Hussein Diplu Ranjan Sarma Tanzil Hussain

Bihar

Constituency Reason for by-election Non-disclosure agreement INDIAN block
Tarari Resignation of Sudam Prasad Vishal Prashant (BJP) Raju Yadav (CPI(ML))
Ramgarh Resignation of Sudhakar Singh Ashok Kumar Singh (BJP) Ajit Singh (RJD)
Imamganj (South Carolina) Resignation of Jitan Ram Manjhi Deepa Manjhi (HAM) Roshan Manjhi (RJD)
Belaganj Resignation of Surendra Prasad Yadav Manorama Devi (JD(U)) Vishwanath Kumar Singh (RJD)

Chhattisgarh

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Raipur City South Resignation of Brijmohan Agrawal Sunil Soni

Gujarat

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Vav Resignation of Geniben Nagaji Thakor

Karnataka

Constituency Reason for by-election Non-disclosure agreement INDIAN block
Shiggaon Resignation of Basavaraj Bommai Bharat Basavaraj Bommai (BJP)
Sandur (ST) Resignation of E. Tukaram Bangaru Hanumanthu (BJP)
Channapatna Resignation of H.D. Kumaraswamy

Kerala

constituency Reason for by-election Congress BDP LDF
Palakkad Resignation of Shafi Parambil Rahul Mamkutathil With Krishnakumar P Sarin
Chelakkara (South Carolina) Resignation of K. Radhakrishnan Ramya Haridas K. Balakrishnan UR Pradeep

Madhya Pradesh

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Budhni Resignation of Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ramakant Bhargav Rajkumar Patel
Vijaypur Resignation of Ramniwas Rawat Ramnivas Rawat Mukesh Malhotra

Meghalaya

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress nuclear power plant
Gambegre (ST) Resignation of Saleng A Sangma Jinjan M Marak Mehtab Chandi Sangma

Pcancel jab

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress AARP
Dera Baba Nanak Resignation of Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Gurdeep Singh Randhawa
Chubbewal (South Carolina) Resignation of Dr. Raj Kumar Ishank Chabbewal
Gidderbach Resignation of Amarinder Singh Raja Warringah Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon
Barnala Resignation of Gurmeet Singh Meet Heyer Harinder Singh Dhaliwal

Rajasthan

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Jhunjhunu Resignation of Brijendra Singh Ola Rajendra Bhambu
Ramgarh Death of Zubair Khan Sukhwant Singh
Dausa Resignation of Murari Lal Meena Jagmohan Meena
Deoli-Uniara Resignation of Harish Chandra Meena Rajendra Gurjar
Khinsar Resignation of Hanuman Beniwal Revant Ram Danga
Salambert (ST) Death of Amrit Lal Meena Shanta Devi Meena
Khorasi (ST) Resignation of Rajkumar Roath

Sikkim

Constituency Reason for by-election Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) BDP Congress
Soreng Chakung Resignation of PS Tamang Aditya Golay
Namchi Singitang Resignation of Krishna Kumari Raya Satish Chandra Rai

Uttar Pradesh

Constituency Reason for by-election Non-disclosure agreement INDIAN block
Mirapur Resignation of Chandan Chauhan Sumbul Rana (Samajwadi Party)
Kundarki Resignation of Zia Ur Rehman
Ghaziabad Resignation of Atul Garg
Hair (South Carolina) Resignation of Anup Singh, pseudonym Anup Pradhan Balmiki
Karhal Akhilesh Yadav’s resignation Tej Pratap Yadav (Samajwadi Party)
Sishamau Disqualification of Haji Irfan Solanki Naseem Siddiqui (Samajwadi Party)
Pulpur Resignation of Pravin Patel Mustafa Siddiqui (Samajwadi Party)
Katehari Resignation of Lalji Verma Shobhavati Verma (Samajwadi Party)
Majhavan Resignation of Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind Jyoti Bind (Samajwadi Party)

Uttarakhand

Constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Kedarnath Death of Shailarani Rawat

West Bengal

Constituency Reason for by-election TMS BDP Congress
Sitai (South Carolina) Resignation of Jagadish Chandra Barma Basuniya Sangeeta Roy Deepak Kumar Roy
Madarihat (ST) Resignation of Manoj Tiggy Jay Prakash Toppo Rahul Lohar
Naihati Resignation of Partha Bhowmika Senate Day Rupak Mitra
Aroa Resignation of the SK. Nurul Islam (Haji) Sk. Rabiul Islam Bimal Das
Medinipur June Malia’s resignation Sujoy Hazra Subhajit Roy
Taldangra Resignation of Arup Chakraborty Falguni Singhababu Ananya Roy Chakraborty

Parliamentary constituencies:

Parliamentary constituency Reason for by-election BDP Congress
Wayanad (Kerala) Resignation of Rahul Gandhi Navya Haridas Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Nanded (Maharashtra) Death of Chavan Vasantrao Balwantrao Ravindra Chavan

(Edited: Sudarsanan Mani)