Extracted Data Points

  • Election Commission of India announced elections to 27 seats in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
  • Includes biennial and bye-elections
  • Also announced elections for State Legislative Councils (by MLAs) in 3 states
  • Rajya Sabha biennial elections: 24 seats across 10 states (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Mizoram)
  • Rajya Sabha bye-elections: 1 seat in Maharashtra, 1 seat in Tamil Nadu, 1 seat in Odisha
  • State Legislative Councils biennial elections: 9 seats in Bihar, 7 seats in Karnataka
  • State Legislative Councils bye-election: 1 seat in Bihar
  • Total State Legislative Council seats: 17
  • Commission issued notifications regarding election programme
  • Appointed Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers
  • Appointment details published in Gazette of India/State Gazettes on June 1, 2026
  • Filing of nominations began from 11:00 AM on June 1, 2026
  • Last date for filing nominations: June 8, 2026 till 3:00 PM
  • Scrutiny of nominations: June 9, 2026 by Returning Officers
  • Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: June 11, 2026
  • Poll date (if contested): June 18, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Counting of votes: June 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM