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India Schedules Bye‑Elections for Six Seats in October

The Election Commission of India has set October 6 for voting in five state assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha constituency, with results counted on October 9.

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Key Points

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Voting date: October 6; counting date: October 9; process completed by October 11.

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Seats: five state assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and one Lok Sabha seat in Assam.

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Electronic Voting Machines and paper audit trails ensure transparent voting.

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Updated voter lists (electoral rolls) have been released for each constituency.

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Model Code of Conduct mandates candidates to reveal criminal records.

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Summary

The elections fill seats that became vacant after legislators resigned.

Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail systems will be used, and updated electoral rolls have been published.

The Model Code of Conduct is now active, requiring candidates to disclose any criminal background.

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New Words to Learn

10 words
bye‑elections
elections held to fill a seat that became empty before the usual voting time
Assembly constituency
a small area that elects one leader to the state group
Lok Sabha constituency
a larger area that elects one leader to the national group
electoral roll
the official list of people who are allowed to vote in a place
Electronic Voting Machine
a device that records a vote when a button is pressed
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
a printed receipt that shows how a vote was recorded by the machine
Model Code of Conduct
a set of rules that all candidates must follow while campaigning
candidate
a person who wants to be elected to a seat
nomination
the official form a person submits to become a candidate
criminal antecedents
any past legal trouble a candidate may have had
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