Rajya Sabha Polls in 12 Seats on October 16
The BJP is projected to win eight Uttar Pradesh seats, while the Samajwadi Party is expected to take two and the BSP could lose representation.
- On Tuesday, the Election Commission announced elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, with voting and counting scheduled for October 16.
- The polls include 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, one from Uttarakhand, and a bypoll in West Bengal, with the notification issued September 29 and nominations open until October 6.
- Based on current assembly arithmetic, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to win eight seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party is projected to secure two.
- The Bahujan Samaj Party faces potential loss of Rajya Sabha representation due to lacking assembly numbers, while the West Bengal bypoll follows Trinamool Congress MP Koel Mallick's July resignation.
- These elections precede next year's Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, with prominent retiring members including Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, whose term ends November 25.
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The Election Commission on Tuesday announced elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal on October 16. A close contest is on the cards in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP is expected to retain eight of the 10 seats.
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The elections will cover 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, where the terms of the sitting members end on November 25, along […]
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