PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The Election Commission of India has initiated the process of biennial election for Rajya Sabha seats in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. In Uttarakhand, the election will be held for the seat currently held by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Naresh Bansal. The six-year tenure of Bansal is ending soon.
As per the schedule released by the ECI on Monday, the election process will formally commence with the issue of notification on September 29. The last date for filing of nomination papers will be on October 6. The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be done on October 7 and the candidates can withdraw their nomination papers till October 9. The voting for the post will be held from 9 AM to 4 PM on October 16. The counting of votes and declaration of the result will be done after 5 PM on October 16. There are three seats in Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand.
At present BJP leaders Naresh Bansal, Kalpana Saini and Mahendra Bhatt are the member of RS from the State. Considering the overwhelming majority enjoyed by the BJP in Vidhan Sabha, the election of BJP candidate in RS election is almost certain. In the elections held in 2020, BJP’s Naresh Bansal was elected unopposed.
