With RS poll dates out, alliancetalks intensify in TN for 6 seats
CHENNAI: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for elections to six vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu, setting the stage for renewed political negotiations in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
According to the notification, the filing of nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections will begin on February 26, with March 5 being the last date for submission of nomination papers.
The elections will be held on March 16, along with polls to Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in nine other states.
In Tamil Nadu, the six seats that are set to fall vacant on April 2 are currently held by four members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) -- Trichy Siva, N.R. Elangovan, Kanimozhi Somu and Selvaraj -- and two members from the AIADMK -- M. Thambidurai and G.K. Vasan.
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