Notification for elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats to be issued today

The notification for the Rajya Sabha elections will be
issued today. The election for 55 seats of Rajya Sabha from 17 states will be
held on the 26th of this month. Nominations can be filed till 13th March andinspection
of nominations will be done on the 16th March.

The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is 18th of this
month. Counting will be held in the evening of 26th March an hour after the
conclusion of polls. Maximum seven seats are falling vacant in Maharashtra
followed by six seats in Tamil Nadu.