Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: 56 seats from 15 states to be contested on February 27.

The terms that members of the Rajya Sabha serve are for a period of six years, and every two years, one-third of the participants depart from their positions. Therefore, this is done in order to guarantee that continuity is preserved within the body.Elections for a total of 56 seats in the Rajya Sabha are scheduled to take place on February 27, according to the announcement made by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday.

The locations of these seats are dispersed over fifteen different states.There are fifty members of the Rajya Sabha, and their terms of office are scheduled to expire on April 2nd. These members come from thirteen different states, and they are representative of the entire country. On the third of April, the remaining six members of the Rajya Sabha, who hail from two separate states, are scheduled to step down from their positions.

The states that are scheduled to hold elections for the Rajya Sabha are as follows: Uttar Pradesh (ten), Maharashtra (six), Bihar (six), West Bengal (five), Madhya Pradesh (five), Gujarat (four), Karnataka (four), Andhra Pradesh (three), Telangana (three), Rajasthan (three), Odisha (three), Uttarakhand (one), Chhattisgarh (one), Haryana (one), and Himachal Pradesh (one).

Rajya Sabha elections 2024 schedule.

Events	Dates
Issue of notifications	February 8
Last date of making nominations	February 15
Scrutiny of nominations	February 16
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	February 20
Date of poll	February 27
Hours of poll	9am – 4pm
Counting of votes	February 27 at 5pm
Date before which elections shall be completed	February 29

As part of their tenure in the Rajya Sabha, members are obligated to serve for a period of six years during the course of their term in office.

Every two years, one-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha step down from their roles. The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body, and its members are scheduled to retire. As a consequence of this, it is certain that the house will continue to function without any disruptions.

The members of the State Legislative Assemblies who are elected to their positions are the ones who are responsible for electing members of the upper chamber of Parliament through indirect elections. The administration of the elections is under the purview of these particular personnel. The selection of these individuals is carried out by a method known as proportional representation, which is carried out by means of a single vote that can be passed from one individual to another.