General election

Member of the Rajya Sabha

Council of States · India

• Friday, October 16, 2026
• in 3 days

Voters do not take part; the state and union territory legislative assemblies choose. It is on no one's ballot.

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Source: newsonair.gov.in, checked Oct 12, 2026

Biennial elections to the Council of States: 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and 1 from Uttarakhand (terms end 25 November 2026). ECI notification 29 September 2026; nominations closed 6 October, scrutiny 7 October, withdrawals 9 October; poll and count 16 October 2026 if contested. Whether any seats were declared elected unopposed on 9 October was not confirmed from an official source.

Sources

• newsonair.gov.in · checked Oct 12, 2026 All India Radio News (Prasar Bharati), "EC issues notification for biennial elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats", 29 September 2026, read 2026-10-12: 10 UP + 1 Uttarakhand seats, terms end 25 November, poll 16 October. Schedule dates (nominations 6 Oct, scrutiny 7 Oct, withdrawal 9 Oct) from Wikipedia "2026 Rajya Sabha elections" and UNI India (29 Sep 2026, quoting the UP Chief Electoral Officer). Fallback: ECI press-note page returned HTTP 406. For: Date and type of vote

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