• By Nidhi Giri
  • Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:39 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for bypoll to six vacant Rajya Sabha seats from four states. Three of these seats are from Andhra Pradesh, and one each is in Odisha, West Bengal, and Haryana. The polling is scheduled to take place on December 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for the same day, from 5pm.

List Of Members Who Vacated Their Seats

Venkataramana Has Mopidevi - Andhra Pradesh

Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav - Andhra Pradesh

Ryaga Krishnaiah - Andhra Pradesh

Sujeet Kumar - Odisha

Jawhar Sircar West - Bengal

Krishan Lal Panwar - Haryana 

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As per the notification, the last date for filing nominations is December 10, and the deadline for candidate withdrawals is December 13.eci (1)

On Saturday, the EC announced the results of by-elections for 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 states. The BJP and its allies secured the majority of seats, while Congress emerged victorious in both Lok Sabha constituencies of Wayanad in Kerala and Nanded in Maharashtra.

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In the assembly and by-polls, the BJP and its allies won the most seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed all six seats in West Bengal, while Congress won a total of seven seats, including all three assembly constituencies in Karnataka.