Rahil Gupta
JAMMU,Jun 13: By-elections to two vacant Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be announced by the Election Commission of India along with Bihar Assembly elections scheduled to be held in the month of October/November later this year.
Sources told Cross Town News that Election Commission of India has obtained entire data pertaining to two vacant seats and is likely to announce the by-poll along with Asssembly elections in Bihar, which is normal precedence for holding Bypolls along with Assembly Elections in States.
Budgam Assembly seat in Kashmir division and Nagrota Assembly segment in Jammu region are vacant in 90-member Legislature.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah quit Budgam seat while retaining Ganderbal having won the election from both Assembly constituencies in the polls held last year in September-October.
Nagrota seat in Jammu fell vacant after demise of BJP Leader Devender Singh Rana.
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