by: NavJeevan

Election Commission to hold biennial polls for 8 Rajya Sabha seats on June 19

NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 26

The biennial elections to the council of states from Assam and Tamil Nadu due to retirement of sitting members on 14.06.2025 and 24.07.2025, respectively, will be held on June 19. According to practice, counting of votes will take place on the same evening, the Election Commission on Monday announced.

  • The term of 8 members of the Upper House—two from Assam and six from Tamil Nadu—will be coming to an end between June and July
  • The notification for the biennial exercise will be issued on June 2
  • In Tamil Nadu, six Rajya Sabha members are due to retire on July 24

From Assam, two seats will fall vacant with the retirement of Mission Ranjan Das and Birendra Prasad Baishya, both of whom will demit office on June 14.

In Tamil Nadu, six Rajya Sabha members are due to retire on July 24. They are Anbumani Ramadoss, M. Shanmugam, N. Chandrasegharan, M. Mohamed Abdulla, P. Wilson, and Vaiko.

The notification for the elections will be issued on June 2, while the last date for filing nominations is June 9, the EC said..

Scrutiny of nominations will take place on June 10, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 12.

The Commission has emphasised the use of only the violet sketch pens of a pre-fixed specification, provided by the Returning Officer, for marking preferences on the ballot paper. Use of any other pen will not be permitted under any circumstances.

To ensure a free and fair election, the ECI said that observers will be appointed to closely monitor the election process. Additionally, the Commission has directed that the broad Covid-19 guidelines, as issued by it from time to time and available on its website, be followed wherever applicable during the entire electoral process.

The counting of votes will begin immediately after polling ends on June 19, and the entire election process will be concluded by June 23, the Commission said in its statement.

The notification for the biennial exercise will be issued on June 2, the EC said

Now, the Commission has decided to conduct biennial elections to the Council of States from Assam and Tamil Nadu in accordance with the following programme-

S.NO. EVENTS DAYS & DATES
  Issue of Notifications 02nd June, 2025 (Monday)
  Last date of making nominations 09th June, 2025 (Monday)
  Scrutiny of nominations 10th June, 2025 (Tuesday)
  Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 12th June, 2025 (Thursday)
  Date of poll 19th June, 2025 (Thursday)
  Hours of poll 09:00 am- 04:00 pm
  Counting of Votes 19th June, 2025 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm
  Date before which election shall be completed 23rd June, 2025 (Monday)