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Elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats Feb 7

New Delhi: Biennial elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats, including seven from Maharashtra, will be held Feb 7, the Election Commission announced Monday.As per the schedule, the results shall be announced the same day.The elections

The other states to see polling are Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Jharkhand (two seats each) and Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Manipur (one seat each).

The polling notification will be issued Jan 21, nominations will be received till Jan 28 and scrutiny will be completed Jan. 29. The last date for withdrawal of nominations will be Jan 31.

The entire election process will be completed Feb 10, the poll panel said.