India, Feb. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha for 37 seats across 10 states, with polling scheduled for March 16 and counting to be held the same evening.

The vacancies are spread across Maharashtra (7), Odisha (4), Tamil Nadu (6), West Bengal (5), Assam (3), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (2), Haryana (2), Himachal Pradesh (1) and Telangana (2). These seats will fall vacant in April 2026.

Among the prominent members set to retire are Sharad Pawar, Union minister Ramdas Athawale, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale, and Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh.

The seats were last contested in the 2020 biennial e...