<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, a total of 48 candidates are contesting the upcoming by-elections to one Lok Sabha constituency and three Assembly seats. The by-elections will be held on October 30 and the counting of votes will take place on November 2.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, As per the official information, a maximum of 16 candidates each are in fray from the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency and Raigaon Assembly seat in Satna district. In Jobat Assembly seat of Alirajpur district, six candidates are in the fray, while 10 candidates are trying their luck from Prithvipur Assembly seat in Niwari district.<br />''<br />''The main contest is between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in the state. Senior leaders of both parties are campaigning in support of their candidates.<br />''<br />''From the BJP, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and State BJP President VD Sharma are leading the campaign, while senior leaders Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh and Arun Yadav are holding public meetings for the Congress candidates. </span><br />