Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: Elections to 56 Rajya Sabha Seats On Feb 27!

Elections to 56 Rajya Sabha Seats On Feb 27

The Election Commission of India has announced that elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states will take place on February 27, 2024. This crucial electoral process will see the culmination of the terms of 56 Members of Parliament on April 2 and April 3, according to the Election Commission’s schedule.

56 Rajya Sabha Seats Across 15 States and Seat Distribution

Elections to 56 Rajya Sabha Seats On Feb 27: The upcoming Rajya Sabha elections will cover seats across various states:

Andhra Pradesh (3)
Bihar (6)
Chhattisgarh (1)
Gujarat (4)
Haryana (1)
Himachal Pradesh (1)
Karnataka (4)
Madhya Pradesh (5)
Maharashtra (6)
Telangana (3)
Uttar Pradesh (10)
Uttarakhand (1)
West Bengal (5)
Odisha (3)
Rajasthan (3)

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Notable MPs Ending Their Terms

Among the MPs whose terms are concluding include several prominent figures such as Union Ministers and notable political personalities:

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
BJP President JP Nadda
Samajwadi Party MP and actor Jaya Bachchan

Union Ministers and Their Rajya Sabha Terms

Nine Union ministers are among those whose Rajya Sabha terms will end in April:

Ashwini Vaishnaw (Odisha)
Narayan Rane (Maharashtra)
Dharmendra Pradhan (Madhya Pradesh)
Mansukh Mandaviya (Gujarat)
Bhupender Yadav (Rajasthan)
Parshottam Rupala (Gujarat)
Dr. L. Murugan (Madhya Pradesh)
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Karnataka)
V Muraleedharan (Maharashtra)

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Rajya Sabha Electoral Process Timeline 2024

Elections to 56 Rajya Sabha Seats On Feb 27: Nominations for the elections will be accepted from February 8 to February 15. The deadline for the withdrawal of candidature is February 20. Polling and counting of votes are scheduled for February 27.

Retiring MPs and State Representation

On April 2, 2024, ten Rajya Sabha MPs from Uttar Pradesh, six each from Maharashtra and Bihar, five each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, four each from Gujarat and Karnataka, three each from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and one each from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will retire. Additionally, on April 3, 2024, three Upper House members each from Odisha and Rajasthan will retire.

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Conclusion

In total, 68 Rajya Sabha members are set to retire in 2024, further emphasizing the significance of the upcoming elections. Notably, elections were already held on January 19 for three Rajya Sabha seats in Delhi and one seat in Sikkim.

Rajya Sabha members serve a six-year term, with one-third of the members retiring every two years to ensure continuity. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by members of state legislative assemblies through a proportional representation system.

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