US EditionElections for 4 Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha Seats on October 24: EC
Voting will fill four Rajya Sabha seats vacant since 2021 in Jammu and Kashmir and one Punjab seat after a resignation, all scheduled for October 24, Election Commission said.
- The Election Commission has scheduled elections for October 24 to elect representatives for four empty Rajya Sabha positions from Jammu and Kashmir, along with one vacant seat from Punjab.
- The four Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha seats have remained unoccupied since early 2021 due to the lack of a legislative assembly required to conduct the elections.
- Following the first assembly elections held in 2024 for the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir established its Legislative Assembly, allowing the Election Commission to organize the scheduled biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
- Polling will occur between 9 am and 4 pm with vote counting commencing at 5 pm on October 24. Additionally, the Punjab by-election is being held to fill the seat left vacant earlier this year after the resignation of the Rajya Sabha member from the Aam Aadmi Party, Sanjeev Arora.
- These elections will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s representation in the Rajya Sabha after nearly four years, reflecting the constitutional process where one-third of Rajya Sabha members retire every two years.
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Elections for 4 Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha seats on October 24: EC
The Election Commission of India has announced the Rajya Sabha elections for vacant seats in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab will take place on October 24, over four years after the seats were vacated. Key details about the elections and counting included.
Rajya Sabha Elections for four J&K seats on October 24 - The Legitimate
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced that biennial elections to fill four vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir will be held on October 24. These seats have remained unoccupied since 2021. Alongside, a bypoll for one Rajya Sabha seat from Punjab — vacated by AAP leader Sanjeev Arora following his election to the Punjab Assembly — will also be held on the same day. Arora’s term was originally set to run until April 9, 2028. Th…
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