Kairana Assembly bypoll on October 15

MUZAFFARNAGAR: The by elections for the Kairana Assembly constituency will be held on October 15 and nominations would begin from September 20, officials said.

"2,82,130 electorates including 1,26,194 women would exercise their franchise in the assembly bye-elections of Kairana constituency in Shamli district," District Election Officer Shamli, N P Singh, told reporters here today.

157 polling stations have been established for the polls, he said.

Bye-election for the Kairana seat was necessitated after BJP MLA Hukum Singh resigned after he was elected to the Lok Sabha from this constituency.

The district authorities have divided the Kairana assembly into 40 sectors for arrangements in which 1,210 officials would be posted for election duty.