The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls for six vacant Rajya Sabha seats, with polling scheduled to take place on December 20. The results will also be declared on the same day.
The vacancies are spread across several states, with three in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Odisha, West Bengal, and Haryana. The seats became vacant following the resignation of the sitting members.
The members who resigned are Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi, Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav, and Ryaga Krishnaiah from Andhra Pradesh, Sujeet Kumar from Odisha, Jawhar Sircar from West Bengal, and Krishan Lal Panwar from Haryana.
The Election Commission has set December 10 as the last date for filing nominations, while candidates can withdraw their nominations by December 13.