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New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday lifted the Model Code of Conduct following assembly elections and by-elections in Bihar, six states and one Union Territory.
The Election Commission wrote a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of the concerned states and informed them about the development.
In the letter, ECI Under Secretary Prafulla Awasthi said, “I am directed to say that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct come into force from the date of announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission and remain in force till the completion of the election process.”
“Results in respect of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2025 and Bye-Elections in the Assembly Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir (27-Budgam AC and 77-Nagrota AC), Rajasthan (193-Anta AC), Jharkhand (45-Ghatsila (ST) AC), Telangana (61-Jubilee Hills AC), Punjab (21-Taran Taran AC), Mizoram (2-Dampa (ST) AC) and Odisha. (71-Nuapada AC) As decided by the concerned returning officers, the Model Code of Conduct has ceased to operate with immediate effect,” the Election Commission said.
The model code of conduct came into force after the Election Commission announced the schedule of Bihar assembly elections and by-elections to eight assembly seats in seven states and one union territory.
Meanwhile, after the landslide victory of NDA in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, hectic political activities have started in the state regarding the formation of the new government.
Assembly by-elections were held on November 11 on eight seats spread across six states – Rajasthan, Telangana, Odisha, Punjab, Jharkhand and Mizoram – and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress registered two important victories in Rajasthan and Telangana.
Pramod Jain Bhaya defeated Morpal Suman of BJP on Anta seat of Rajasthan.
In Telangana’s Jubilee Hills, Congress candidate V. Naveen Yadav wrested the seat from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate Maganti Sunitha.
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota, BJP candidate Devyani Rana won, while in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) emerged victorious, with Agha Syed Muntazir Mehdi defeating his nearest National Conference rival Agha Syed Mahmood Al-Mosawi.
BJP’s Jai Dholakia defeated Congress candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi in Nuapada, Odisha.
In Mizoram, the Mizo National Front (MNF) retained its hold on the Dampa seat, where Dr R. Lalthangliyana won by a slim margin of 562 votes.
In Punjab, the AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu retained the Tarn Taran Assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival, Sukhwinder Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
In Jharkhand’s Ghatsila, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Somesh Chandra Soren won a major victory by defeating BJP’s Babulal Soren, son of former chief minister Champai Soren.
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