Bihar bypoll: The Election Fee right now (November 4) introduced bypoll to the Tirhut Graduate constituency of Bihar legislative council which fell vacant upon election to Lok Sabha of senior JD(U) chief Devesh Chandra Thakur.
The final date for withdrawal of nomination papers is November 28 whereas polling has been scheduled for December 5. The counting of votes will happen on December 9. Thakur, who’s an in depth aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, had represented the seat for quite a few phrases earlier than making his parliamentary debut from Sitamarhi.
Thakur, who’s in his 70s, additionally gave up the publish of chairman of the Vidhan Parishad. Veteran BJP chief Awadhesh Narain Singh has since taken over as performing chairman of the Higher Home.
Events are but to announce their candidates for the bypoll, although sources within the JD(U) mentioned an in-principle choice has been taken to area Abhishek Jha, a younger chief who has made his mark as a combative spokesperson.