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Rajya Sabha Election 2022: Counting begins, all eyes on results, 260 MLAs cast votes in Maharashtra
Some prominent leaders, whose fates will be decided today, include Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik.
Rajya Sabha Election 2022 Live Updates: The Rajya Sabha elections to fill the 16 vacant seats in four states, namely Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana and Karnataka, is currently underway amid speculations of horse-trading and fears of cross-voting. Polling began at 9 am and will be conclude at 4 pm. The counting of votes will begin from 5 pm. Of the 16 seats, polling will happen in six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra, two from Haryana and five each from Karnataka and Rajasthan.
Some prominent leaders, whose fates will be decided today, include Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik. Notably, all 41 candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Telangana were elected unopposed on Friday after the biennial elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats were announced recently.
The Rajya Sabha has 245 members, including 233 elected members and 12 nominated. While 233 members are elected from states and Union Territories (UTs), President of India nominates the remaining 12 from the fields of art, literature, science and social services.
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- 10 Jun 2022 11:49 AM GMT
BTP MLAs vote for Congress in Rajya Sabha polls
After casting his vote in favour of Congress in Rajya Sabha polls, Bharatiya Tribal Party legislator Rajkumar Roat on Friday targeted its own party chief Velaram Ghoghra, saying he has become "old" to understand the issues, PTI reported.
- 10 Jun 2022 11:49 AM GMT
Presidential poll 2022: Value of vote of MPs goes down to 700 from 708
The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament has gone down to 700 from 708 in the presidential poll scheduled for July 18 due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
The value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.
