Notification for polls to fill four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka issued
A notification has been issued for the biennial elections to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, scheduled for June 18. The elections are necessary due to the upcoming retirements of several prominent political figures. Nominations can be filed until June 8, with scrutiny on June 9 and withdrawal allowed until June 11.
- ▪The biennial elections are set for June 18 to fill four Rajya Sabha vacancies from Karnataka.
- ▪The vacancies arise from the retirements of H.D. Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge, Iranna Kadadi, and Narayana Koragappa.
- ▪Nominations for the elections must be filed by June 8, with scrutiny occurring the following day.
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A notification for commencing the process of biennial elections — scheduled for June 18 — to fill four vacancies in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, was issued on Monday. The vacancies will be filled through polling, during which Karnataka MLAs will exercise their franchise. Leadership change in Karnataka: All eyes on CM Siddaramaiah’s breakfast meeting with Cabinet colleagues on May 28The biennial elections have been necessitated due to the retirements of former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, and BJP members Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa on June 25.‘Outsiders’ lobbying to enter Rajya Sabha from Karnataka CongressJune 8 is the last day for filing nominations, which will be scrutinised on June 9.
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