Election Commission of India

Uncertainty over Rajya Sabha elections, Assembly bypolls in J&K after ECI notifications

The ECI has announced schedules for Rajya Sabha elections in eight states and bypolls to five assembly constituencies, but has omitted any mention of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Four Rajya Sabha seats from J&K have been lying vacant since February 2021, while by-elections for the Budgam and Nagrota assembly segments, vacant since October and November 2024, are also overdue. May 28, 2025