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24 Rajya Sabha seats from 10 states are falling vacant in June-July. The Election Commission released the election schedule for these seats on Friday (22 May). Along with this, the date of by-elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu has also been announced. Let us know when voting will take place on these seats, how many seats in which state will have elections and which MPs are retiring.
When will the voting take place on 24 Rajya Sabha seats?
According to the Election Commission, voting will be held on June 18 for the 24 vacant seats of Rajya Sabha. The election notification will be issued on June 1 while the last date for nomination will be June 8. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on June 9. Candidates can withdraw their names till June 11. Voting will take place on June 18 from 9 am to 4 pm.
Elections on how many seats of which state?
– Gujarat – four seats
– Andhra Pradesh – four seats
– Karnataka – four seats
– Madhya Pradesh – three seats
– Rajasthan – three seats
– Jharkhand – two seats
– Arunachal Pradesh – 1 seat
– Mizoram – 1 seat
– Manipur – 1 seat
– Meghalaya – 1 seat
Which veterans’ tenure is ending?
The MPs retiring from Rajya Sabha include Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Apart from this, the tenure of Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu from BJP is also ending.
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Which MP of which state is retiring?
Andhra Pradesh – (four seats)
retiring MP
1. Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla
2. Parimal Nathwani
3. Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Sana Satish Babu
Gujarat – 4 seats
1. Ramabhai Mokariya
2. Amin Hirabhai
3. Shakti Singh Gohil
4. Ramila Becharbhai Twelve
Karnataka – four seats
1- Narayana Korgappa
2. HD Deve Gowda
3. Iranna Kadadi
4. Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan – 3 seats
1. Neeraj Dangi
2. Rajendra Gehlot
3. Ravneet Singh Bittu
Madhya Pradesh – 3 seats
1. George Kurian
2. Digvijay Singh
3. Sumer Singh Solanki
Jharkhand – two seats
1.Lamp light
2. Shibu Soren (vacant seat)
Manipur
1. Maharaja Leishemba
Meghalaya
1. Vanweiroy Kharlukhi
Arunachal Pradesh
1. Nabam Rebia
Mizoram
1.K Vanlalvena
What is the mathematics of Rajasthan?
Of the three vacant seats in Rajasthan, two are with BJP (Rajendra Gehlot, Ravneet Singh Bittu), while Congress MP Neeraj Dangi is retiring on one. According to political experts, according to the mathematics of seats in Rajasthan Assembly, BJP has two seats and Congress has the number to win one seat.
Mathematics of Madhya Pradesh?
Of the 3 vacant seats in MP, 2 belong to BJP MPs Dr. Sumer Singh Solanki and George Kurien, while the third seat is with Congress (senior leader and former Chief Minister of the state Digvijay Singh). BJP seems completely confident about both the seats. At the same time, it is considered certain that one seat will go to Congress’s account.
How are Rajya Sabha elections conducted?
Rajya Sabha election is indirect. If we understand in simple language, the members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the public but by the MLAs. Elections are held every two years, with one-third of its members retiring every two years. There are total 245 Rajya Sabha seats. Of these, indirect elections are held on 233 seats. The remaining 12 members are nominated by the President.
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