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Petition, Roll Revision Delay Two Lok Sabha Bypolls
Three Lok Sabha seats became vacant at different times.
The Election Commission announced an election for only Nagaon.
Basirhat’s election is affected by a court petition challenging the previous winner’s election.
The winner, S. K. Nurul Islam, later died, but the petition is still pending.
The petition includes a request that another candidate could be declared elected.
Shillong’s election is delayed because voter lists in Meghalaya are being revised.
The final voter lists are expected on October 21.
Nagaon voters will vote on October 6, and officials will count the votes on October 9.
The Election Commission announced a Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll but not polls for Shillong or Basirhat.
A pending election petition in the Calcutta High Court challenges S. K. Nurul Islam’s Basirhat election.
The petition remains pending despite Nurul Islam’s death on September 25, 2024.
Shillong’s bypoll is delayed while Meghalaya undergoes a special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Nagaon will vote on October 6, with counting scheduled for October 9.
- Who
- The Election Commission, S. K. Nurul Islam, Ricky Andrew Syngkon, and Pradyut Bordoloi are central to the report.
- What
- A bypoll was announced for Nagaon, while elections for Shillong and Basirhat were delayed.
- Where
- The constituencies are Nagaon in Assam, Shillong in Meghalaya, and Basirhat in West Bengal.
- When
- Nagaon voting is scheduled for October 6 and counting for October 9; Meghalaya’s final electoral rolls are due on October 21.
- Why
- Basirhat has a pending election petition, while Meghalaya’s electoral-roll revision is ongoing.
Key facts
- Announced bypoll
- Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, Assam
- Voting date
- October 6
- Counting date
- October 9
- Basirhat issue
- A pending election petition challenges S. K. Nurul Islam’s election
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Shillong delay
- Special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Meghalaya
- Final Meghalaya rolls
- Scheduled for publication on October 21
- Basirhat vacancy context
- S. K. Nurul Islam died on September 25, 2024








