Election to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats scheduled for September 3: EC

The notification for the Rajya Sabha elections will be issued on August 14

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced that the election for 12 vacant seats in Rajya Sabha will be held on September 3.

The notification for the Rajya Sabha elections will be issued on August 14 and the last date for filing of poll papers is August 21, the Commission said.

Election Commission of India releases notification for the 12 vacant seats of Rajya Sabha. Elections will be held on 3rd September. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is the 26th and 27th of August. pic.twitter.com/1d3SgWivOT

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Ten Rajya Sabha seats including Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tripura fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, among others, were elected to the Lok Sabha.

Apart from these states, elections are also due in Telangana and Odisha.

The separate elections for each Rajya Sabha seat will be held on September 3 and the results will be announced the same day, according to the announcement by EC.