Raipur: All the parties have intensified preparations for the by-election on a seat in Chhattisgarh. In this sequence, Congress has also announced the name of its candidate for the by-election on the Raipur City South Assembly seat. Congress party has fielded young leader Akash Sharma in the election fray. Let us tell you that the Raipur City South Assembly seat of Chhattisgarh was vacant after Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and former minister Brijmohan Agarwal became a Lok Sabha member from the Raipur parliamentary constituency. Now Congress has announced the name of its candidate for this seat. 

Who was made the candidate?

The spokesperson of the state unit of Congress said, "Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved Akash Sharma as the candidate for the upcoming by-election of Raipur City South constituency." He said that Akash Sharma had previously been the state president of the National Student Union of India (NSUI). According to political experts, Congress may benefit from fielding young face Akash Sharma on the Raipur City South seat, which is considered a stronghold of the BJP. Before Congress, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state has fielded former MP Sunil Soni for the by-election. 

Voting will take place on November 13

Let us tell you that recently the Election Commission had announced a by-election on the only seat in Chhattisgarh in a press conference. Along with this, the dates for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand were also announced. Let us tell you that the candidates for the Raipur City South assembly seat of Chhattisgarh will have to file their nomination by October 25. Voting will be held on November 13 on the Raipur City South seat, while the election results will be declared on November 23 along with the counting of votes.

253 polling stations were set up

Let us tell you that in the assembly elections held last year, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 54 out of 90 seats in the state. In this election, Congress won 35 seats while the Gondwana Ganatantra Party won one seat. Officials said that a total of 253 polling stations have been set up for the by-election on one assembly seat. At the same time, five companies of security personnel will be deployed to maintain law and order during the elections.