Context:
The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the biennial elections for the eight Rajya Sabha seats.
More on the New
- The Election Commission has stated that the that voting will take place on 19 June, with vote counting also scheduled for that same day.
- These biennial elections are being conducted because the terms of eight Rajya Sabha members are expiring—two from Assam and six from Tamil Nadu—between June and July of this year.
Biennial election
- A biennial election for the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India’s Parliament) refers to the election held every two years to replace one-third of its members, whose six-year terms have ended.
- Rajya Sabha has 245 members, of which 233 are elected by the legislative assemblies of states and union territories.
- Bye-election: It refers to an election held to fill a vacant seat in a legislature between general elections. It is not part of the regular election cycle.