Bypolls held in 8 Assembly seats across 7 states

New Delhi: Polling held in the high-stakes Assembly byelections in eight Assembly constituencies across seven states on Tuesday, amid tight security arrangements.

The polling began at 7 am on the Budgam and Nagrota seats in Jammu and Kashmir, Anta seat in Rajasthan, Ghatasila seat in Jharkhand, Jubilee Hills seat in Telangana, Tarn Taran seat in Punjab, Dampa seat in Mizoram and Nuapada seat in Odisha. Counting is scheduled on November 14.