Odisha’s Rajya Sabha polling

Following the notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for voting for 55 Rajya Sabha seats in 17 states on March 26, the Odisha Assembly Secretariat on Friday issued a notification for election to four seats vacated by Anubhav Mohanty, Ranjib Biswal, Narendra Swain and Sarojini Hembram, whose term is due to expire on April 2.

Directing media persons, Odisha Assembly secretary and Returning Officer Dasarathi Satpathy said that the candidate would file nomination papers at the Assembly conference hall between 11 am and 3 pm from March 6 while the last date of filing the nominations is March 13.

The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be done at 11.30 am on March 16 and withdrawal of the candidature by 3 pm on March 18.