Summary
Five local seats and one national seat are empty, so people are voting to fill them.
Several political groups and independent candidates are competing for the votes.
The voting will finish on October 9 when the results are counted.
Key Points
4 points1
Voting began in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam.
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Five state Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat need new leaders.
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Candidates include members of big national parties, regional parties, and independents.
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The Election Commission will count the votes on October 9.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsby-election
A special election to choose a new leader when a seat becomes empty.
constituency
A small geographic area that elects one leader.
candidate
Someone who runs for a leadership position.
political party
A group of people who share ideas about how the government should work.
Lok Sabha
The lower house of India's national parliament, like a big meeting of representatives.
Assembly
A group that makes laws for a particular state or region.
resigned
When a person leaves a job or position voluntarily.
vacant
Empty; having no one in the position.
counting
Adding up all the votes to see who won.
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