Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Voting to take place for 11 seats today; Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, emerge as key battlegrounds

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The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to capable 37 seats crossed 10 States are scheduled connected Monday (March 16, 2026), with counting of votes acceptable for the aforesaid time astatine 5 p.m.

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The word of 37 members elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana volition reason successful April, vacating the seats for caller members to beryllium elected.

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Out of these, 26 candidates person already secured triumph unopposed. Voting volition present instrumentality spot for the remaining 11 seats, including 5 from Bihar, 4 from Odisha, and 2 from Haryana.

Among the unopposed candidates, the BJP secured seven, Congress five, the Trinamool Congress four, the DMK three, and Shiv Sena, RPI(A), NCP, NCP(SP), AIADMK, PMK, and UPPL 1 each. Notable winners see Sharad Pawar, Abhishek Singhvi, Tiruchi Siva, and Vinod Tawade.

(With ANI inputs)

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  • March 16, 2026 08:37

    Rajya Sabha poll: All six candidates from Tamil Nadu elected unopposed

    Rajya Sabha poll: All six candidates from Tamil Nadu elected unopposed

    Six candidates, including Tiruchi Siva and M. Thambi Durai, elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

  • March 16, 2026 08:36

    Rajya Sabha polls round-up: Three of 11 seats acceptable for adjacent combat

    Rajya Sabha polls circular up: Three of eleven seats up for grabs to spot adjacent fight

    Bihar, Haryana and Odisha airs a trial of unity for the Opposition arsenic BJP eyes extra seats

Published - March 16, 2026 08:35 americium IST

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