Bhubaneswar: Biennial Elections to four Rajya Sabha seats of Odisha will be held on March 26, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a release today.

Terms of four Rajya Sabha MPs from Odisha-- Anubhav Mohanty, Narendra Kumar Swain, Sarojini Hembram and Ranjib Biswal-- are due to  expire on 02.04.2020, the release said.

Here are key dates of the polls:

Issue of notifications: 06th March, 2020 (Friday).

Last date of making nominations: 13th March, 2020 (Friday).

Scrutiny of nominations: 16th March, 2020 (Monday).

Last date for withdrawal of  candidatures: 18th March, 2020 (Wednesday).

Date of poll: 26th March, 2020 (Thursday).

Hours of poll: 09:00 am to 04:00 pm.

Counting of Votes: 26th March, 2020 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm.