Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal, including those held by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien, will be held on July 24, the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday.
The 10 seats in the Upper House of Parliament are falling vacant in July and August with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Vinay D Tendulkar from Goa and Jaishankar, Jugalsinh Lokhandwala and Dineshchandra Anavadiya from Gujarat being among those completing their tenures.
TMC members O'Brien, Dola Sen, Sushmita Dev, Shanta Chhetri and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray are retiring from West Bengal. Congress member Pradip Bhattacharya also completes his tenure in August.
According to practice, the counting of votes will take place at 5 pm on July 24 itself, an hour after the conclusion of the poll process.
According to a statement issued by the EC, the 10 members are retiring between July 28 and August 18 on the completion of their six-year term in the Upper House.
The EC also announced the same schedule for bye-election to one seat from West Bengal, which fell vacant upon the resignation of Trinamul Congress MP Luizinho Joaquim Faleiro on April 11. His term was valid till April 2, 2026.
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