Bhubaneswar, May 2 (PTI) With the Election Commission (EC) on Monday announcing May 31 as the date for by-polls to Odisha's Brajarajnagar Assembly segment, the model code of conduct came into effect in the entire Jharsuguda district, of which with the constituency is a part, Chief Electoral Officer S K Lohani said.

The seat fell vacant in December 2021 following the demise of BJD MLA Kishore Mohanty.

Also Read | Maharashtra: ‘Religious Issues Being Created To Hide Centre’s Failures’, Says Congress Leader Nana Patole.

A statement issued by the CEO's office said that the gazette notification for the by-poll will be published on May 4. Candidates can file nominations till May 11 while scrutiny of papers will be held on May 12.

The last date of withdrawing nomination has been set as May 17.

Also Read | India’s Unemployment Rate Rose to 7.83% in April, Reveals CMIE Data.

Votes will be counted on June 3.

Mohanty died following a massive cardiac arrest on December 30 last year. He was 63.

The BJD leader had also held the post of Speaker from 2008 to 2009.

He served as a Rajya Sabha member from 2009 to 2012.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)