Rajya Sabha Election 2026: Election Commission announced election dates for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states, know when will the voting take place?
New Delhi. Election dates have been announced for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states of the country. The Election Commission said on Wednesday that elections for these 37 seats will be held on March 16. Of these, elections will be held on seven seats in Maharashtra and 5 each in West Bengal and Bihar. Elections are to be held on four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, six in Tamil Nadu, three in Assam, two in Chhattisgarh, two in Haryana, two in Telangana and one in Himachal Pradesh.
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Election Commission released the schedule
According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission for the elections on 37 seats of Rajya Sabha, notification will be issued on 26th February. Nominations will be filed on March 5 and scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on March 6. Nomination papers can be withdrawn till March 9.
The Election Commission of India has announced biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill 37 seats from 10 states, with polling scheduled for 16 March 2026. The election process will begin with the issue of notifications on 26 February 2026, and counting of… pic.twitter.com/4rmAPlu4Zi
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 18, 2026
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Voting will take place on March 16 from 9 am to 4 pm and counting of votes will take place on March 16 itself. The election is to be completed before March 20, 2026. Veteran leaders whose Rajya Sabha tenure is ending in April 2026 include Sharad Pawar, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Kanimozhi, Saket Gokhale, Upendra Kushwaha, Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh Narayan Singh, Ramnath Thakur and Abhishek Manu Singhvi etc.
What will be the effect of this election?
In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance will benefit from its strong position in the assembly. Whereas in Tamil Nadu and Bengal, DMK and TMC are expected to get more seats respectively. However, after the Left becomes zero in Bengal, one seat may go to BJP’s account. Considering the strong position of BJP alliance in Bihar, NDA can get four out of five seats here. Congress will be ahead in Telangana and there may be a tough fight on one seat in Himachal Pradesh.
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