Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced late leader Bishu Charan Sethi’s son, Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajn as its candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Dhamnagar Assembly seat in Bhadrak district.
The voting for the Dhamnagar by-polls will be held between 7 AM and 6 PM on November 3. The counting of votes will take place on November 6 and the results will be announced on the same day.
The candidates can file nominations till October 14.
Scrutiny of nomination papers will be made on October 15 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is October 17.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Bishnu Sethi.