Tag: Rajya Sabha seats

HC to ECI: Hold RS polls for 3 seats in Kerala during present Assembly term

The court held the legislative intent was that the election process to the RS seats must be completed before the retirement of incumbent members.

April 13, 2021

Election to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala on June 21

The Election Commission on Wednesday announced biennial election to Rajya Sabha for three seats from Kerala will be held on June 21. The vacancies will be created due to retirement, on July 1, of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien of the Congress, Joy Abraham of Kerala Congress-Mani and C.P. Narayanan of the Communist Party …

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May 31, 2018

41 newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath

As many as 41 newly-elected members, including several Union Ministers among the 18 who have been re-elected, to the Rajya Sabha, took oath on Tuesday, the first day of their six-year term. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, while welcoming the newly-elected members, asked the first-timers to soon get themselves acquainted with the etiquette, procedures and rules …

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April 3, 2018

PM Modi congratulates newly elected Rajya Sabha members

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated everyone who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on Friday and expressed hope that they will be able to raise concerns of the states they represent. “Congratulations to all those elected to the Rajya Sabha from various states and best wishes for their Parliamentary career. I hope they effectively voice …

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March 24, 2018

Rajya Sabha polls: JVM-P suspends legislator for cross-voting

The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) on Friday suspended its legislator Prakash Ram for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. “We have suspended Prakash Ram. We have written to the Election Commission to cancel his vote as he voted against the party line,” Babulal Marandi, President of JVM-P, told reporters. Prakash Ram did not show his …

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March 23, 2018

Rajya Sabha polls: JDS accuses RO of collusion with ruling Congress in Karnataka

The JDS today demanded to countermand of election to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, alleging that the returning officer in ‘collusion’ with the ruling Congress in the state allowed two of its members to recast their vote after they ‘cross-voted’. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, termed the charge as ‘false’, saying before casting their …

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March 23, 2018

Results of 25 Rajya Sabha seats from six states soon

Voting for 25 Rajya Sabha seats in six states of the country began sharp at 9 am on Friday. There are a total of 31 contenders for the seats in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Of the 58 seats from 16 states which will fall vacant in April this year, 33 …

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March 23, 2018

JP Nadda re-elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda was Thursday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh for a second stint. Nadda, the only candidate who filed nomination for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the hill state, was elected after the expiry of time for withdrawal of nomination papers, an official told IANS. In …

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March 15, 2018

JP Nadda all set to be elected to Rajya Sabha

Union Health and Family Welfare minister JP Nadda are all set to get elected to RajyaSabha unopposed from the lone vacant seat in Himachal Pradesh as the main opposition party, Congress on Sunday decided to not to field any candidate against him. “Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) has decided to not to field any candidate …

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March 11, 2018

Voting for 58 Rajya Sabha seats on March 23

Voting to elect 58 members to the Rajya Sabha from different states will take place on March 23, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. The balloting will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The last date for filing nominations is March 12. March 15 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. There …

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March 7, 2018