Biennial elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on June 10, the Election Commission announced today.
The elections were necessitated as 57 members from 15 states are retiring between June and August. Seats from Karnataka and Maharashtra vacated by Nirmala Sitharaman (BJP) and P Chidambaram (Congress) will also go for polls.
The EC announced the Rajya Sabha election schedule on Thursday, May 12:
- May 24: Notification will be issued
- May 31: Last date of making nominations
- June 1: Scrutiny of nominations
- June 3: Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
- June 10: Date of polling
The Election Commission also directed the Chief Secretaries concerned to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that necessary Covid-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for the conduct of the elections.
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