New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- By-election to the four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu & Kashmir will be held on October 24, Election Commissions said on Wednesday. The voting and counting will be be held on the same day.

All four seats have been vacant since February 2021.

The by-election for one Rajya Sabha seat from Punjab will also be held on October 24, according to the scheduled released by the poll panel. The seat in Punjab was vacant after the resignation of Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjeev Arora in July. Arora is now a minister in Punjab government.

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