Karnataka: 4 Rajya Sabha seats to go for polls on June 10
Bengaluru, May 12: The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that the biennial polls for the four Rajya Sabha seats will be held on June 10 while elections for the two graduates' and teachers' constituencies of the state Legislative Council will be conducted on June 13.
Union
Finance
Minister
Nirmala
Sitharaman,
BJP's
KC
Ramamurthy,
senior
Congress
leader
Jairam
Ramesh
and
late
Congress
leader
Oscar
Fernandes's
office
term
will
expire
on
June
30
While
the
term
of
office
of
four
sitting
members
of
Karnataka
Legislative
Council
from
2
graduates'
and
2
teachers'
Constituencies
is
expiring
on
July
4.
The four members are Nirani Hanamant Rudrappa of BJP from North-West Graduates' constituency, KT Srikantegowda of JD(S) South Graduates' constituency, Arun Shahapur of BJP from North-West Teachers' constituency and Basavaraj Shivalingappa Horatti of JD(S) from West Teachers' constituency.
The date of issuing of notification for Rajya Sabha poll in the state is on May 24, last date of making nominations is May 31 and scrutiny of nominations will take place on the next day. Last date for withdrawal of candidatures is June 3, counting of votes will take place on June 10 after the polling hours between 9 am to 4 pm.
While in the case of MLC polls, issue of notification is on May 19, last date of making nominations is May 26, scrutiny of nominations will take place on the next day.
The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is May 30 and counting of votes will take place on June 15. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the method of indirect election, by elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
For MLC polls to two each graduates and teachers constituencies, members are elected by an electorate consisting of graduates and teachers. The Model Code of Conduct concerning MLC elections will come into force with immediate effect. The ruling BJP has already announced the candidates for three -- two sitting MLCs, Arun Shahpur (North West Teachers' constituency) and Hanumant Rudrappa Nirani (North West Graduates' constituency), and former MLC M V Ravishankar (South Graduates' Constituency).
Basavaraj
Horatti,
who
is
currently
the
Legislative
Council
Chairman
and
was
elected
on
a
JD(S)
ticket
last
time
is
likely
to
be
BJP's
candidate
from
West
Teachers'
constituency.
Congress
has
fielded
Madhu
G
Madegowda
from
South
Graduates'
constituency,
Basavaraja
Gurikara
from
West
Teachers'
constituency,
and
Prakash
Hukkeri
from
North
East
Teachers'
constituency.
JD(S)
has
decided
to
field
Chandrashekhar
Loni
as
its
candidate
from
North
West
Teachers'
constituency.
PTI