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The Election Commission of India announced on 7 September 2026 the schedule for bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies and one parliamentary constituency, with polling on 6 October and counting on 9 October 2026. The seats are Madurantakam and Dharapuram, both reserved for Scheduled Castes, in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavady in Puducherry, Rejinagar and Nandigram in West Bengal, and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam, and every vacancy has arisen from a resignation. The gazette notification is to be issued on 9 September, with nominations closing on 16 September and withdrawal on 19 September, and the Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately in the districts concerned. The Commission noted that the amendment of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 provides four qualifying dates a year for enrolment as a voter, and that electronic voting machines with VVPATs will be used at all polling stations.