New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced that biennial elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, which have been vacant since 2021, will be held on October 24.
In its announcement, the EC noted that the former state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganized into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir (with a legislature) and Ladakh (without a legislature).
Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, the four sitting Rajya Sabha members representing the former state will be considered elected to the seats allocated to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
