The Election Commission of India formally published the statutory gazette notification on October 5, 2026, initiating the formal election process for twelve vacancies across the Council of States, representing Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. The scheduled Upper House elections will fill seats falling vacant due to the completion of legislative tenures, parliamentary resignations, and gubernatorial appointments.
According to the published election calendar, the filing of statutory nomination papers commences immediately and will conclude early next week, followed by formal scrutiny of nomination affidavits by designated returning officers. Polling, if contested, will be conducted within the respective state legislative assembly complexes, with votes being tallied through preferential single-transferable voting later in the month.
Major political parties in the participating states have initiated intensive internal deliberations to finalize candidate slates and build legislative floor coalitions to ensure seat victories. Political analysts noted that the outcome of these biennial contests will slightly calibrate regional balance and committee assignments in the Upper House ahead of the upcoming winter parliamentary session.
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