The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats will take place on June 18 as 24 members are set to retire between June 21 and July 19 across 10 states. Among those completing their terms are former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Digvijaya Singh. According to the ECI, polling will be conducted for four Rajya Sabha seats each in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will each see elections for three seats, while Jharkhand will have polls for two seats. One seat each will also go to polls in Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram.
The deadline for submitting nomination papers has been fixed as June 8.
Check full schedule of Rajya Sabha Elections below:
Issue of Notifications: 1st June, 2026 (Monday)
Last date of making nominations: 8th June, 2026 (Monday)
Scrutiny of nominations: 09th June, 2026 (Tuesday)
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: 11th June, 2026 (Thursday)
Date and time of Poll: 18th June, 2026 (Thursday) 09:00 am- 04:00 pm
Counting of Votes: 18th June, 2026 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm
Apart from Gowda and Kharge from Karnataka, other retiring members include Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu from Rajasthan and George Kurian from Madhya Pradesh, along with Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil.
The ECI has also declared by-elections for one Rajya Sabha seat each from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. In Maharashtra, the vacancy arose after Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar resigned from the Upper House following her election to the state assembly.
Bureau Report
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