New Delhi: Voting is underway today for by-elections to 15 assembly seats in 4 states and the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra, which includes 9 seats in UP, 4 seats in Punjab, 1 seat in Kerala, 1 seat in Uttarakhand and 1 seat in Maharashtra Lok Sabha.

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New Delhi: Today there is a by-election on 15 assembly seats of 4 states and Nanded Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra. Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. This includes 9 seats of UP, 4 seats of Punjab, 1 seat of Kerala, 1 seat of Uttarakhand and 1 seat of Maharashtra Lok Sabha.

Out of these 15 seats, 13 seats were vacant due to MLAs becoming MPs. At the same time, one seat was vacant due to the death of a leader and 1 leader going to jail. Out of these 15 seats, BJP, Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) had 4 seats each and AAP, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Nishad Party had 1 seat each.

On which 9 seats of UP are by-elections?

• Karhal (Mainpuri)
• Sisamau (Kanpur)
• Katehari (Ambedkarnagar)
• Kundarki (Moradabad)
• Mirapur (Muzaffarnagar)
• Gaziabad
• Phulpur (Prayagraj)
• Khair (Aligarh)
• Majhawan (Mirzapur)

On which 4 seats of Punjab by-elections are being held?

• Gidderbaha (Muktsar)
• Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur)
• Chabbewal (Hoshiarpur)
• Barnala (Barnala)

Kerala

• Palakkad
• Uttarakhand
• Kedarnath

Maharashtra (Lok Sabha seat)

• Nanded

Why is the by-election being held on Maharashtra Lok Sabha seat?
Nanded Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra has fallen vacant due to the death of Congress MP Vasantrao Chavan. He died in August 2024. Congress has fielded his son Ravindra Chavan as a candidate on this seat. On the other hand, Dr. Santuk Hambarde is in the fray from BJP.

Let us tell you that earlier voting was to be held on 13 November on 14 seats of 3 states, but due to festivals, the Election Commission had changed the date. Therefore, these by-elections are being held today i.e. on 20 November.

By-election on Karhal seat is interesting
The by-election on Karhal seat of Mainpuri district of UP is interesting. This seat is considered to be the stronghold of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family. Tej Pratap Yadav is in the fray from here. He has been an MP from Mainpuri. This seat has fallen vacant after Akhilesh was elected MP from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat. The interesting thing is that BJP has fielded Akhilesh Yadav’s brother-in-law Anuj Yadav against Tej Pratap from here.