EC Announces Rajya Sabha Polls for 24 Seats on June 18
The polls follow retirements and vacancies that leave the ruling National Democratic Alliance with 16 of 24 seats.
- The Election Commission of India announced on Friday that elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will take place on June 18, with results declared the same day at 5 pm.
- These polls follow the retirement of incumbents whose terms end between June 21 and July 19, including former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.
- Elections will cover four seats each in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka, three each in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and others, with the National Democratic Alliance currently holding 16 of the 24 seats.
- Additionally, the commission scheduled bypolls for one seat each in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu on June 18, following resignations of Nationalist Congress Party president Sunetra Ajit Pawar and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader C Ve Shanmugam.
- Candidates must file nominations by June 8, with scrutiny on June 9 and a withdrawal deadline of June 11, preceding polling and counting on June 18 and final completion on June 20.
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The Election Commission on Friday announced that voting for 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on June 18, and the results will be declared on the same day at 5 pm. The EC said the elections for the Rajya Sabha seats will be held in 10 states where the incumbents are retiring on different dates beginning June 21 and ending July 19. The Rajya Sabha elections will be held in four seats each in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka…
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