The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued notification for elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 States, including three from Odisha.
Elections to these seats are scheduled to be held on June 11. The three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will fall vacant as Pyarimohan Mohapatra, Baishnab Parida and Bhupinder Singh are set to retire on July 1.
As per the poll schedule, the last date of filing of nominations is May 31 and scrutiny of nominations will be done onJune 1. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is June 3. Polling will be held on June 11 from 9 am to 4 pm and counting of votes will take place on the same day at 5 pm.