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Rajya Sabha Election 2020 LIVE: Polling for 19 seats today, close contest in Gujarat, MP, Raj
New Delhi, Jun 18: Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with the contest in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan promising to be a close affair between the BJP and the Congress. Voting for 18 seats were deferred due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The polling will begin at 9 am and conclude at 4 pm. The counting of the votes will be done on the same day at 5 pm.
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12:58 AM, 19 Jun
The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements for the voting keeping in mind the coronavirus pandemic. Every voter (MLA) will be screened for body temperature and will have use mask and adhere to social distancing norms.
12:57 AM, 19 Jun
The counting of votes for all the 19 seats will be held on the evening of June 19 itself, the Election Commission said. Legislators vote to elect candidates for the Upper House of Parliament.
12:57 AM, 19 Jun
In Karnataka, where elections were to be held for four seats, all the candidates -- former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, BJP candidates Iranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti -- have been declared elected unopposed.
12:57 AM, 19 Jun
The election in Manipur is also likely to be interesting following the resignation of nine members of the ruling coalition and the opposition Congress pressing for a no-confidence motion against the N Biren Singh government. The BJP has fielded Leisemba Sanajaoba, the titular king of Manipur, while the Congress nominee is T Mangi Babu.
12:57 AM, 19 Jun
Of the 19 seats where polling will be held, four each are from Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, three each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand, and one each from Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya.
12:56 AM, 19 Jun
Voting for 18 seats were deferred due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Later the Election Commission announced polls for fours seats in Karnataka and one seat each in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
12:56 AM, 19 Jun
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are likely to see a close contest as the two parties — BJP and Congress are engaged in a fierce battle to win maximum seats.
12:56 AM, 19 Jun
The polling will begin at 9 am and conclude at 4 pm. The counting of the votes will be done on the same day at 5 pm.
12:56 AM, 19 Jun
The stage is set for election to 18 Rajya Sabha seats on June 19. The 18 seats are spread across seven states — four each in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, three each in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, two in Jharkhand and one each in Manipur and Meghalaya.