Shillong, June 1 -- A notification for commencing the process of biennial elections - scheduled for June 18 - to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya, was issued on Monday.
The biennial elections have been necessitated as the tenure of the sitting Rajya Sabha member Dr. Wanweiroy Kharlukhi of the National People's Party (NPP) is set to expire on June 21.
The vacancy will be filled through polling, during which members of the 60-member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will exercise their franchise.
Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Brahma Deo Ram Tiwari said the state election machinery is fully prepared to ensure the smooth conduct of the electoral process.
So far, no nominations were filed for the Rajya Sabha polls, he said.
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