The Election Commission (EC) will hold the biennial election for the lone casual vacant seat of Rajya Sabha of Odisha on June 19. There are nine casual vacancies in the Rajya Sabha from various States.
It should be noted that barely a month after election of senior BJD leader AU Singh Deo to Rajya Sabha, party supremo Naveen Patnaik had announced his party candidature for the Balangir Assembly seat. However, Singh Deo lost the Assembly poll.