Edited by Deepali Verma
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 States on January 29. The polls for the same will be held on February 27.
The ECI brought forth the information in a Press Note with the subject “Biennial Elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of members retiring in April 2024”.
According to the official note, the term of office of 56 members of the Council of States elected from 15 states is set to expire on their retirement in April 2024.
The highest number of members, that is 10, are due for retirement from the state of Uttar Pradesh on April 2, 2024, read the press note.
Both Maharashtra as well as Bihar have 6 members retiring on April 2, 2024. On the other hand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh have 5 members retiring on the same date.
Both Karnataka and Gujarat will see the retirement of 4 members on April 2, 2024.
In accordance with the press note, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Rajasthan, have three members retiring each. While members from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are retiring on April 2, 2024 while the members from Odisha and Rajasthan are retiring on April 3, 2024.
Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will each be seeing the retirement of one member on April 2, 2024.
