NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Voters in 31 Assembly constituencies in seven States and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh will cast their votes on Saturday to elect new representatives. The Assembly by-polls will be held for 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in West Bengal, three in Kerala, two each in Rajasthan, Assam and Himachal Pradesh and one seat in Chhattisgarh. Counting of votes will be held on November 10.
The Election Commission said electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used in all the polling stations. “Adequate numbers of EVMs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the poll is conducted smoothly,” an Election Commission official said on Thursday. Campaigning for the by-polls ends on Thursday evening. The by-election to Firozabad Parliamentary constituency is being held following the resignation of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son Akhilesh, who had also been elected from Kannauj.
