18 FEB 2026 11:19AM by PIB Delhi
The term of office of 37 members of the Council of States elected from 10 States is due to expire in April 2026.
- Now, the Commission has decided to conduct biennial elections to the Council of States for those 37 seats as per the following programme:
| Sl. No. | Events | Dates |
| 1. | Issue of Notifications | 26’h February, 2026 (Thursday) |
| 2. | Last date of making nominations | 05’h March, 2026 (Thursday) |
| 3. | Scrutiny of nominations | 06’h March, 2026 (Friday) |
| 4. | Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 09th March, 2026 (Monday) |
| 5. | Date of Poll | 16th March, 2026 (Monday) |
| 6. | Hours of Poll | 09:00 am- 04:00 pm |
| 7. | Counting of Votes | 16’h March, 2026 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
| 8. | Date before which election shall be completed | 20’h March, 2026 (Friday) |
- The Commission has directed that only integrated violet colour sketch pen(s) of pre-fixed specification, provided by the Returning Officer, shall be used for the purpose of marking preference(s) on the ballot paper. No other pen shall be used for marking preferences in the above said elections.
- Adequate measures for close monitoring of the election process by appointing observers shall be taken to ensure free and fair election.
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| Sl No. 1 | State 2 | Name of Member (Sh./Smt./Ms.) 3 | Date of Retirement 4 |
| 1. | Maharashtra | Karad, Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao | 02.04.2026 |
| 2. | Khan, Dr. (Smt.) Fauzia Tahseen Ahmed | ||
| 3. | Chaturvedi, Priyanka Vickram | ||
| 4. | Pawar, Sharadchandra Govindrao | ||
| 5. | Patil, Dhairyashil Mohan | ||
| 6. | Patil, Rajani Ashokrao | ||
| 7. | Athawale, Ramdas Bandu | ||
| 8. | Odisha | Mamata Mohanta | 02.04.2026 |
| 9. | Muzibulla Khan | ||
| 10. | Sujeet Kumar | ||
| 11. | Niranjan Bishi | ||
| 12. | Tamil Nadu | N.R. Elango | 02.04.2026 |
| 13. | P. Selvarasu | ||
| 14. | M. Thambidurai | ||
| 15. | Tiruchi Siva | ||
| 16. | Dr. Kanimozhi NVN. Somu | ||
| 17. | G.K. Vasan | ||
| 18. | West Bengal | Saket Gokhale | 02.04.2026 |
| 19. | Ritabrata Banerjee | ||
| 20. | Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya | ||
| 21. | Mausam Noor (vacant w.e.f. 05.01.2026) | ||
| 22. | Subrata Bakshi | ||
| 23. | Assam | Rameswar Teli | 09.04.2026 |
| 24. | Bhubaneswar Kalita | ||
| 25. | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | ||
| 26. | Bihar | Amarendra Dhari Singh | 09.04.202 6 |
| 27. | Prem Chand Gupta | ||
| 28. | Ramnath Thakur | ||
| 29. | Upendra Kushwaha | ||
| 30. | Haribansh Narayan Singh | ||
| 31. | Chhattisgarh | Kavi Tejpal Singh Tulsi | 09.04.2026 |
| 32. | Phulo devi Netam | ||
| 33. | Haryana | Kiran Choudhry | 09.04.20 26 |
| 34 | Ram Chander Jangra | ||
| 35. | Himachal Pradesh | Indu Bala Goswami | 09.04.2026 |
| 36. | Telangana | Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi | 09.04.202 6 |
| 37. | K.R. Suresh Reddy |
