March 7
The term of office of 13 members of the Rajya Sabha elected from six States is due to expire on their retirement in April, 2022.
Elections for 13 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March 31 this year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced today.
As per the notifications, 5 seats in Punjab, 3 in Kerala, 2 in Assam, and one each in Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Nagaland will go for poll.
Out of the five seats to be filled from Punjab three are to be filled by holding one election and other two through another election as these seats belong to two different biennial cycles. Further, the term of office of the members to be elected to the Council of States from the State of Punjab shall be subject to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP(C) No. 17123/2015 (Election Commission of India Vs Devesh Chandra Thakur & Others), stated ECI.
The notification for the biennial elections will be issued on March 14 and the polls will be held on March 31. As per established practice, the counting will be held on the day of polling from 5 pm onwards.
The last date of making nominations is March 21, 2022. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is March 24, 2022.
