New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced polls to 55 Rajya Sabha seats in 17 states, where the term of the members will end in April 2020.

According to the Commission, the polls will be held on March 26 and the counting of votes will be held on the same day.While the poll body will be issued the notification for the polls to be held on March 6, the last date for filing nominations will be March 13.Scrutiny of nominations will be held on March 16 and the last date for withdrawal of candidates will be on March 18.As per Commission order, seven seats in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, six in Tamil Nadu and five in West Bengal will fall vacant on April 2.While the term of four seats each in Andhra Pradesh and Guja...