Rajya Sabha election: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who can be the president of the ruling BJD, on Monday, introduced the names of former MLA Debashish Samantaray and celebration chief Subhasish Khuntia as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
The seats are set to fall vacant in April when the phrases of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJD leaders Prasant Nanda and Amar Patnaik within the Rajya Sabha will finish. However, the celebration has not made any announcement concerning the third seat but.
Rajya Sabha elections
The Election Commission introduced the date for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states. The elections will happen on February 27 and the votes will likely be counted on the identical day. The time period of workplace of 56 members are resulting from expire on their retirement in April 2024.
According to the Election Commission’s letter, nominations will begin from February 8. The final date for nomination for Rajya Sabha elections is February 15. Scrutiny of nomination papers will likely be held on February 16. The final date for withdrawal of nominations has been saved as February 20. Voting will happen on February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm and counting of votes will happen on the identical day at 5 pm.
Number of seats on which elections will likely be held within the 15 states:
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, and Rajasthan: 3.
As of the present composition of the Rajya Sabha, there are 238 elected representatives. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds the best variety of seats with 93, adopted by the Congress celebration with 30 seats. Other vital events embrace the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with 13 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with 10 seats, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) with 10 seats, amongst others.
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