Bhubaneswar: The Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha to fill the seats of members retiring in April 2024 is scheduled to take place on February 27. For the same a detailed notification is scheduled to be published today that is on Thursday, said reports.
The term of office of 56 members of the Council of States elected from 15 States is due to expire on their retirement in April 2024.
Here is the detailed dates of the proceedings:
1. Issue of Notifications- 08th February, 2024 (Thursday)
2. Last date of making nominations- 15th February, 2024 (Thursday)
3. Scrutiny of nominations- 16th February, 2024 (Friday)
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidatures- 20th February, 2024 (Tuesday)
5. Date of Poll- 20th February, 2024 (Tuesday)
6. Hours of Poll- 27th February, 2024 (Tuesday) 09:00 am- 04:00 pm
7. Counting of Votes- 27th February, 2024 (Tuesday) at 05:00 pm
8. Date before which election shall be completed- 29th February, 2024 (Thursday)
The Election Commission has on January 29, 2024 announced the date for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states. The elections will take place on February 27.
According to the Election Commission’s letter, nominations will start from February 8. The last date for nomination for Rajya Sabha elections is February 15. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on February 16. The last date for withdrawal of nominations has been kept as February 20. Voting will take place on February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm and counting of votes will take place on the same day at 5 pm.
The number of seats on which Rajya Sabha elections will be held are Andhra Pradesh-3, Bihar-6, Chhatisgarh-1, Gujarat-4, Haryana-1, Himachal Pradesh-1, Odisha-3, West Bengal-5, Rajasthan- 3, Karnataka-4, Maharashtra-6, Madhya Pradesh-5, Telangana-3, Uttarakhand-1, Uttar Pradesh-10.
Ms Kalinga