Ramgarh assembly constituency in Alwar district will hold the by-election on January 28. Polling in the constituency was postponed due to the death of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Laxman Singh ahead of the December 7 Assembly elections. The Election Commission notified the date of the by-election on Tuesday.
Assembly elections took place in 199 constituencies, except Ramgarh, on December-7. Out of the 199 seats, Congress won 99 while one seat was won by one of its allies. The BJP got 73 seats. Six BSP candidates and 13 independents also won the elections. Laxman Singh died of heart attack on November 29.
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For this by-election, notification of the election will be issued on January 3. Candidate can file nomination paper from January 3 to January 10. Scrutiny will take place on January 11 and the last date of withdrawal of nomination is January 14. Polling will take place in Ramgarh Assembly constituency from 8 am to 5 pm on January 28.
