NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for biennial elections to four vacant seats of the Rajya Sabha from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The terms of Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Shamsher Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Nazir Ahmad Laway had expired in February 2021. Since then, the seats have remained vacant due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir at the time of their retirement.

With the constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the required electorate is now available to conduct the elections. The Commission clarified that the four vacancies will be filled through three separate elections, as each vacancy belongs to a different election cycle.

According to the schedule issued by the ECI, the no

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