New Delhi: The Election Commission has released the notification for 6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats on Monday. The by-election for the upper house will be held on December 20 and the result will also be announced on the same day evening or night. These elections will be held for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana. Five out of six seats are likely to go to NDA.
Registration will start from 3rd December
According to the Election Commission, the nomination process for the Rajya Sabha will begin from December 3. Nominations can be made till December 10. The nominations will be verified on 11th December. Nominations can be withdrawn till December 13. Elections will be held on December 20 from 9 am to 4 pm. Counting of votes will start from 5 pm.
Elections will be held on three seats in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of vacant seats. Rajya Sabha elections will be held here on three seats. Three MPs from Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP, Venkataraman Rao Mopidevi, Bidha Mastan Rao Yadav and Raiga Krishnaiah resigned from the Rajya Sabha, leading to elections for new members. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) can easily win all three seats.
Election will be held on one seat in Odisha
Elections will be held for one Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha. Naveen Patnaik-led BJD MP Sujith Kumar resigned from the Rajya Sabha. BJP is likely to get this seat in the state. Because BJP has formed the government here for the first time with full majority.
TMC will get one seat in Bengal
Jawahar Sarkar of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal had resigned as a member of the Rajya Sabha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC can win this seat comfortably.
Election will be held on one seat in Haryana
Krishnalal Panwar, the ruling BJP in Haryana, has recently resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat. BJP can easily win this seat. Krishnalal Panwar recently contested Haryana Assembly elections from Isra constituency and won. He is now a cabinet minister in Nayab Singh Saini’s cabinet.
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