Close X
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ADVT 
India

Punjab Assembly bypolls shifted to Nov 20 from Nov 13

Darpan News Desk IANS, 04 Nov, 2024 02:35 PM
  • Punjab Assembly bypolls shifted to Nov 20 from Nov 13

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday rescheduled Assembly bypolls for four seats in Punjab from November 13 to November 20 in view of festivals, an official statement said.

Besides Punjab, nine seats are going to polls in Uttar Pradesh and one in Kerala.

The four Assembly segments in Punjab are Gidderbaha, Barnala, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 23.

In Punjab, the 555th Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev falls on November 15 and an 'Akhand path' will be organised from November 13 onwards.

Punjab's four Assembly seats -- three represented by the Congress and one by AAP -- fell vacant after MLAs from these constituencies were elected to the Lok Sabha this year. The bypoll was earlier scheduled on November 13.

Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the Congress legislator from Gidderbaha, was elected from the Ludhiana Parliamentary seat, while Raj Kumar Chabbewal, a Congress MLA who later switched loyalties to AAP, became MP from the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat.

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who was a Congress legislator from the Dera Baba Nanak seat, was elected from the Gurdaspur parliamentary seat, while Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, the AAP legislator from Barnala, was elected as MP from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

The Congress has fielded Warring's wife Amrita Warring from Gidderbaha, while Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's wife Jatinder Kaur from Dera Baba Nanak, Ranjit Kumar from Chabbewal and Kuldeep Singh Dhillon from Barnala.

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. said the total number of voters in the four constituencies is 6,96,316, with a total of 831 polling stations.

For Dera Baba Nanak, there are 1,93,268 voters and 241 polling stations. In Chabbewal, the number of voters is 1,59,254, with 205 polling stations.

For Gidderbaha, the total number of voters is 1,66,489, and 173 polling stations will be established. The Barnala Assembly seat has 1,77,305 voters and 212 polling stations.

 

MORE India ARTICLES

India seeks global cooperation in sugarcane, biofuel sectors to fight climate change

India seeks global cooperation in sugarcane, biofuel sectors to fight climate change
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi in his inaugural address highlighted India's commitment to advancing technology and skills in the sugar and biofuel sectors. Experts from the 30 member countries are participating in the meeting, which will conclude on June 27.

India seeks global cooperation in sugarcane, biofuel sectors to fight climate change

Rahul Gandhi to be the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi to be the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
The Congress on Tuesday evening announced that senior party leader Rahul Gandhi will be the Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha. "Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the LoP in the Lok Sabha," said party General Secretary (Organisation), K.C. Venugopal. The decision was taken at a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc, sources said.

Rahul Gandhi to be the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Double whammy for Kejriwal as Delhi HC stays bail, CBI moves in

Double whammy for Kejriwal as Delhi HC stays bail, CBI moves in
Troubles mounted for arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Delhi High Court stayed the trial court order granting him bail, while the CBI, which questioned him in Tihar Jail on the excise policy case on Monday, is likely to arrest him. The CBI has, as per reports, got permission to produce Kejriwal in the court concerned on Wednesday.

Double whammy for Kejriwal as Delhi HC stays bail, CBI moves in

Punjab's solar power facility of 50 MW installed

Punjab's solar power facility of 50 MW installed
Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said solar power facility of 50 MW installed by SAEL Ltd in Malout district has been synchronised. Four solar power projects of four MW each to be set up were allotted to PEDA at tariff of Rs 2.748 per kWh. Out of which, the solar facility of four MW in Bathinda has also been synchronized with PSPCL 66 KV grid substation.

Punjab's solar power facility of 50 MW installed

India's debt-GDP ratio dips to 18.7 per cent in March 2024

India's debt-GDP ratio dips to 18.7 per cent in March 2024
Although in absolute terms at the end-March 2024, India's external debt stood at $663.8 billion, an increase of $39.7 billion over its level at end-March 2023 there was also an increase in the country's GDP due to the high economic growth. This resulted in a decline in the debt to GDP ratio.

India's debt-GDP ratio dips to 18.7 per cent in March 2024

Yoga Day marks importance of yoga in maintaining a balanced lifestyle: CJI Chandrachud

Yoga Day marks importance of yoga in maintaining a balanced lifestyle: CJI Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday said that International Yoga Day is not only a day of celebration and observance but marks the importance of yoga in maintaining a balanced lifestyle. CJI Chandrachud said that Yoga combines physical exercise with spirituality and narrated the importance of humility in conducting yogic practices.

Yoga Day marks importance of yoga in maintaining a balanced lifestyle: CJI Chandrachud