New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced that bye-polls for two Rajya Sabha seat s, one each from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, will be conducted on October 16.
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Election Commission of India announces by polls for two Rajya Sabha seats, one each from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, on October 16.The seats have been vacated after the deaths of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley&senior Supreme Court Advocate&former Union Minister,Ram Jethmalani. pic.twitter.com/fNeFlAfIkn
— ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2019
The seat in Bihar was vacated by the death of noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), earlier this month.
Similarly, the Uttar Pradesh seat went vacant after the demise of former union minister and BJP leader, Arun Jaitley, who passed away in August. (ANI)
