New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The bypolls 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, the poll panel said.

The bypoll to 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.

For the four Upper House seats from Jammu and Kashmir, the notification will be announced on October 6. The last date of filing nomination would be October 13 while the nominations can be withdrawn by October 16.

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