Bhubaneswar: The voting for the high-stakes Nuapada Assembly bypoll in Odisha will be held on November 11 (Tuesday). The authorities have made all arrangements for smooth voting in the by-election. Altogether 14 candidates, including eight independent nominees, are in the fray for the by-election.
The by-election was necessitated due to the demise of sitting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Rajendra Dholakia on September 8. Dholakia’s son Jay Dholakia is contesting the bypoll on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket while former minister Snehnagini Chhuria is trying her luck as a BJD nominee. Tribal leader Ghasiram Majhi is the Congress candidate for the bypoll.