Rajya Sabha biennial elections: The Election Commission has announced the dates of elections to be held on 56 Rajya Sabha seats.
Rajya Sabha biennial elections: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the dates of Rajya Sabha elections to be held on 56 seats in 15 states. These elections are being held for the vacant seats due to the tenure of 56 sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha ending in the beginning of April. According to the notification of the Election Commission, elections for these seats are to be held on 27th February, for which notification will be issued on 8th February. This entire process of elections will be completed by 29th February.
Elections are to be held on how many seats in which state?
| State | Elections are to be held on how many seats? |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 |
| Bihar | 6 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 |
| Gujarat | 4 |
| Haryana | 1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 |
| Karnataka | 4 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5 |
| Maharashtra | 6 |
| Telangana | 3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 |
| West Bengal | 5 |
| Odisha | 3 |
| Rajasthan | 3 |
What is the complete schedule of elections?
| Event | Date |
| Notification date | 08th February, 2024 (Thursday) |
| Last date for filing nomination | 15th February, 2024 (Thursday) |
| change of nomination | 16th February, 2024 (Friday) |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | 20th February, 2024 (Tuesday) |
| voting date | 27th February, 2024 (Tuesday) |
| voting hours | 09:00 am- 04:00 pm |
| Counting of votes | 27th February, 2024 (Tuesday) at 05:00 pm |
| Date before which the election will be completed | 29th February, 2024 (Thursday) |
