Whereas, Rukmini Mallik is an actress and politician, who is known professionally as Koyal Mallik or just Koyal. He is primarily known for his work in Bengali films. Rukmini Mallik has been a Rajya Sabha member from TMC.
Let us tell you that biennial elections will be held on 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 1 seat in Uttarakhand, while by-elections will be held on one seat in West Bengal. Voting on all these seats will be held on October 16. The tenure of 11 Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand is ending in November 2026. Because of this, elections are being held on these seats.
Apart from this, one seat has become vacant in West Bengal. Rukmini Mallick, Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool Congress, had resigned from here on July 16. His tenure was till April 2, 2032. By-election will be held to fill this vacant seat.
According to the Election Commission, the last date for filing nominations is till October 6. Nomination papers will be scrutinized on 7th October and candidates will be able to withdraw their names till Friday 9th October. Voting will take place on October 16. Voting time will be from 9 am to 4 pm. Counting of votes will start at 5 pm on the same day. The entire election process will be completed by October 19.
The Election Commission has also given a special rule for this election. For casting vote, only integrated violet colored sketch pen can be used to indicate the choice on the ballot paper. This pen will be given by the Returning Officer.