Rajya Sabha bypolls on October 16 for Arun Jaitley, Ram Jethmalani seats
The ECI will issue notification for the by-election on September 27 and the nominations will begin from the same day.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2019-09-26 20:21 GMT
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced bypolls for the two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant following the deaths of former Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ram Jethmalani. The polls for these two seats will be held on October 16.
The ECI will issue notification for the by-election on September 27 and the nominations will begin from the same day. The counting of votes will be held on October 16 at 5 pm.
BJP leader Jaitley represented Uttar Pradesh while Mr Jethmalani represented Bihar from RJD. Mr Jaitley’s term, who passed away on August 24, was to end on April 2, 2024 while that of Mr Jathmalani’s was to end on July 7, 2022.