The notification for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections has been issued today. The election for 55 seats of Rajya Sabha from 17 states will be held on 26th of this month. Nominations can be filed till 13th and scrutiny of nominations will be done on the 16th. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is 18th of this month. Counting will be held on the same day an hour after the conclusion of polls.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Maximum seven seats are falling vacant in the Maharashtra followed by six seats in Tamil Nadu. Five seats each are falling vacant in Bihar and West Bengal and Four seats each in Odisha, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Three seats each from Assam, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and Two seats each from Telangana, Haryana, Chaattisgarh and Jharkhand will also go to the polls. One seat each from Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya will go to polls. </span><br />