Rajya Sabha Election 2026 will be held on 16 March to fill 37 seats from 10 states, as current members retire in April 2026. These elections are held to replace members whose term is ending in the Rajya Sabha. It is an important national political event because it helps decide the strength of different parties in Parliament.
Rajya Sabha Election 2026 Official Schedule Events Dates Issue of Notifications 26th February, 2026 (Thursday) Last date of making nominations 05th March, 2026 (Thursday) Scrutiny of nominations 06th March, 2026 (Friday) Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 09th March, 2026 (Monday) Date of Poll 16th March, 2026 (Monday) Hours of Poll 09:00 am – 04:00 pm Counting of Votes 16th March, 2026 (Monday) at 05:00 pm Date before which election shall be completed 20th March, 2026 (Friday)
Rajya Sabha Seat Elections 2026 States-wise State Name of Member Date of Retirement Maharashtra Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad 02-04-2026 Dr. Fauzia Tahseen Ahmed Khan 02-04-2026 Priyanka Vikram Chaturvedi 02-04-2026 Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar 02-04-2026 Dhairyashil Mohan Patil 02-04-2026 Rajani Ashokrao Patil 02-04-2026 Ramdas Bandu Athawale 02-04-2026 Odisha Mamata Mohanta 02-04-2026 Muzibulla Khan 02-04-2026 Sujeet Kumar 02-04-2026 Niranjan Bishi 02-04-2026 Tamil Nadu N.R. Elango 02-04-2026 P. Selvarasu 02-04-2026 M. Thambidurai 02-04-2026 Tiruchi Siva 02-04-2026 Dr. Kanimozhi NVN Somu 02-04-2026 G.K. Vasan 02-04-2026 West Bengal Saket Gokhale 02-04-2026 Ritabrata Banerjee 02-04-2026 Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya 02-04-2026 Mausam Noor (Vacant from 05-01-2026) 02-04-2026 Subrata Bakshi 02-04-2026 Assam Rameswar Teli 09-04-2026 Bhubaneswar Kalita 09-04-2026 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan 09-04-2026 Bihar Amarendra Dhari Singh 09-04-2026 Prem Chand Gupta 09-04-2026 Ramnath Thakur 09-04-2026 Upendra Kushwaha 09-04-2026 Haribansh Narayan Singh 09-04-2026 Chhattisgarh Kavi Tejpal Singh Tulsi 09-04-2026 Phulo Devi Netam 09-04-2026 Haryana Kiran Choudhry 09-04-2026 Ram Chander Jangra 09-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Indu Bala Goswami 09-04-2026 Telangana Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi 09-04-2026 K.R. Suresh Reddy 09-04-2026
Rajya Sabha Election 2026 Date (Official Notification) PDF 
