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By India Today News Desk: The State Election Commission (SEC) has officially announced the by-elections for the Panchayats in Bihar. The voting for a total of 3,522 seats in Panchayats is scheduled to take place on May 25. The election results will be declared two days later, on May 27.
As per the guidelines provided by the SEC, the process of filing nominations will commence on May 3 and will continue until May 15.
The by-elections will be held for various seats across the state, including seven seats of the District Council, 44 seats of Panchayat Samiti members, 50 seats of Mukhia, 55 seats of Sarpanch, and 556 seats of Panchayat members. In total, 2,810 seats will be contested for the post of Panch.
Candidates can submit their nomination papers between May 3 and May 9. The verification of the nomination papers will be done between May 10 to May 12. Candidates are allowed to withdraw their nominations until the evening of May 15.
(With inputs from Shashi Bhushan Kumar)
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