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Rajya Sabha Elections Announced for UP, Uttarakhand: Voting Dates Revealed.
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News18•22-09-2026, 11:13
Rajya Sabha Elections Announced for UP, Uttarakhand: Voting Dates Revealed.
- •Dates for elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and 1 in Uttarakhand have been announced.
- •Elections for these seats will be held on October 16, with results declared on the same day.
- •The terms of 10 Rajya Sabha seats from UP end on November 25; 8 are held by BJP, 1 by SP, and 1 by BSP.
- •One Rajya Sabha seat requires 37 votes; SP can easily win 2 seats, and BJP is set to secure 7 seats.
- •BSP has no members in the Assembly, meaning it will have zero representation in the Rajya Sabha after its current member's term ends.
Key Questions Answered
Elections for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and 1 seat in Uttarakhand will be held on October 16, with results declared on the evening of the same day.
Dr. Dinesh Sharma's term was originally set to end on November 25, but he resigned from his seat after becoming the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar.
Based on the assembly arithmetic with 397 voting members, exactly 37 votes are required for one candidate to secure a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
