The Rajya Sabha by-election to fill the seat which fell vacant due to the death of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh will be held on September 11, the Election Commission announced today.
Amar Singh had died in a Singapore hospital on August 1 due to kidney-related complications.
His term as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh was till July, 2022.
The notification for the bypoll will be issued on August 25 and the election would be held on September 11, an Election Commission statement said.
As per the established practice, the counting of votes will be held on September 11 evening after the conclusion of voting.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Elections To 12 Rajya Sabha Seats From 9 States On September 3: Poll Body Ajit Pawar's Wife Files Papers As NCP Candidate For Rajya Sabha Polls Rajya Sabha To Face 10 Vacancies As Members Get Elected To Lok Sabha 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing 150 mg Semen In Kolkata Doctor's Body, Suspect Gang-Rape: Parents To Court Mob Vandalised Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Crime Scene? Cops Respond In PM Modi's Independence Day Speech, A Call For "24x7 For 2047" Oropouche Virus Kills 2 In Brazil: All About The Rare Disease Punjab Toll Plaza Blunder: Man Charged Rs 220 While Relaxing At Home Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.