Polls for 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on June 10; Check key dates

Biswajeet Swain Published On : May 12, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Bhubaneswar: Polls for three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will be held on June 10. The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification in this regard, today.

The polling will be held from 9 am to 4 pm while counting of votes will take place at 5 pm on June 10.

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Below are the key dates of the Rajya Sabha polls.

Sl. No.	Events	Dates
1.	Issue of Notifications	24^th May, 2022 (Tuesday)
2.	Last date of making nominations	31^st May, 2022 (Tuesday)
3.	Scrutiny of nominations	01^st June, 2022 (Wednesday)
4.	Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	03^rd June, 2022 (Friday)
5.	Date of Poll	10^th June, 2022 (Friday)
6.	Hours of Poll	09:00 am- 04:00 pm
7.	Counting of Votes	10^th June, 2022 (Friday) at 05:00 pm
8.	Date before which election shall be completed	13^th June, 2022 (Monday)

The Commission has directed that for the purpose of marking preference(s) on the ballot paper, only integrated violet colour sketch pen(s) of pre-fixed specification, provided by the Returning Officer, shall be used. No other pen shall, under any circumstances, be used in the above said election.

Adequate measures for close monitoring of the election process by appointing observers shall be taken to ensure free and fair election.

The Commission has also directed the Chief Secretary to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conduct of the elections.