EC announces bye-elections to 3 seats of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal

The Election Commission has announced the bye-elections to three seats of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. The seats were vacant following the resignation of Rajya Sabha members Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik. The notification for the elections will be issued tomorrow, while the last date for filing nominations is the 14th of July. The Scrutiny of nominations will take place on the 15th of July. The Polling for these seats is scheduled to be held on 24th July and the counting of votes will be taken up the same day.