The term of office of 37 members of the Council of States elected from 10 States is due to expire in April 2026. Out of them four Rajya Sabha Members i.e. Mamata Mohanta, Muzibulla Khan,Sujeet Kumar, Niranjan Bishi from Odisha will retire on 02.04.2026.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, #Odisha has directed district administrations not to engage Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in any Census-related duties in view of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in the state.
A total of 14 candidates are contesting the by-election for the Nuapada assembly constituency. Out of them, three (03) belongs to Recognized National and State Political Parties, two (02) from registered political parties and nine ("09) as Independent candidates. (Click here FORM-4)
Early vice presidential elections will be held in India on 9 September 2025 following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar due to health concerns. Notification.PDF
Contesting Candidates :
Answer: The Vice-President is elected by an Electoral College, which consists of the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (both elected and nominated members) [Article 66 of the Constitution of India]
2. How is the value of votes of members of the Electoral College calculated?
Answer: As per Article 66 of the Constitution of India, the Vice-President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. For 2025, 17th Vice-Presidential Election, the Electoral College consists of:
(i) 233 elected members of Rajya Sabha (Presently 05 seats are vacant),
(ii) 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, and
(iii) 543 elected members of Lok Sabha (Presently 01 seat is vacant).
Electoral College comprises of a total of 788 members (Presently, 782 members) of both Houses of Parliament. Since, all the electors are members of both Houses of Parliament, the value of vote of each Member of Parliament would be same i.e. 1 (one).
Shri Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 19th February 2025.
He is a 1988 Batch Kerala Cadre Officer of the lndian Administrative Service. After completing his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from llT Kanpur, he has also studied Business Finance from lCFAl, lndia and Environmental Economics from HllD, Harvard University, USA.
He has worked in the Government of Kerala as Sub Collector of Adoor; MD of Kerala State Development Corporation for SC/ST; Municipal Commissioner of Corporation of Cochin; MD of Kerala State Cooperative Bank; District Collector of Ernakulam; Secretary of Goshree lslands Development Authority; MD of Trivandrum Airport Development Society and Resident Commissioner of Kerala House in New Delhi.
As Secretary to the Government of Kerala, he has handled diverse departments such as Finance Resources; Fast Track Projects; Public Works Department; Modernising Government Program; and Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.
ln the Government of India, he has rich experience of working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence; Joint Secretary & Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs; Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation. After superannuation on 31st January 2024, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner in Election Commission of India on 15th of March, 2024.
As on 01.01.2024
General Election to Assembly Constituencies:
Trends & Results Dec-2023
୨୦୨୪ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଶେଷ ଥର ଲାଗି ଭୋଟର ତାଲିକା ସଂଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ୨୭ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ଠାରୁ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି । ଏହି ସମୟରେ ନିଜର ଦାବି ଦାଖଲ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସର୍ବସାଧାରଣଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରାଯାଉଛି। ତାଲିକାରେ ନାମ ଯୋଗ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୬, ବାଦ୍ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୭, ସଂଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୮ online/offline ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ।
Former Chief Secretary Shri Asit Kumar Tripathy has been elected again as Bhubaneswar Club President. This is the third consecutive win for the ex-CS as Club President
| JHARSUGUDA-7 BYE ELECTION Polling : 10th May, Counting : 13th May, Candidates : 09, Booth : 253, Table : 14, Round : 19 |
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| ROUND | BJP | INC | BJD | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 | NOTA | TOTAL | Margin |
| 1 | 3238 | 123 | 5944 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 123 | 9613 | 2706 |
| 2 | 3508 | 140 | 5312 | 39 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 70 | 122 | 9290 | 1804 |
| 3 | 3164 | 258 | 6287 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 88 | 10025 | 3123 |
| 4 | 3521 | 305 | 6072 | 42 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 72 | 10137 | 2551 |
| 5 | 3068 | 329 | 6435 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 46 | 10020 | 3367 |
| 6 | 3359 | 784 | 5559 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 86 | 9948 | 2200 |
| 7 | 2116 | 420 | 4611 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 79 | 7339 | 2495 |
| 8 | 3583 | 326 | 7003 | 32 | 15 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 51 | 131 | 11243 | 3420 |
| 9 | 2633 | 138 | 4557 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 39 | 46 | 112 | 7601 | 1924 |
| 10 | 3976 | 243 | 5870 | 46 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 53 | 64 | 139 | 10471 | 1894 |
| 11 | 3222 | 142 | 5908 | 43 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 67 | 137 | 9628 | 2686 |
| 12 | 4248 | 261 | 7563 | 40 | 16 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 86 | 168 | 12504 | 3315 |
| 13 | 3053 | 195 | 5863 | 43 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 72 | 75 | 174 | 9547 | 2810 |
| 14 | 2868 | 143 | 6734 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 54 | 67 | 130 | 10100 | 3866 |
| 15 | 3639 | 166 | 5603 | 60 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 65 | 60 | 128 | 9800 | 1964 |
| 16 | 2735 | 160 | 5005 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 42 | 117 | 8193 | 2270 |
| 17 | 3114 | 143 | 6459 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 60 | 56 | 114 | 10044 | 3345 |
| 18 | 3100 | 187 | 5819 | 44 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 53 | 53 | 96 | 9432 | 2719 |
| 19 | 239 | 10 | 399 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 677 | 160 |
| Postal | 93 | 23 | 195 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 102 |
| TOTAL | 58477 | 4496 | 107198 | 717 | 286 | 428 | 454 | 830 | 972 | 2074 | 175932 | 48721 |
| Vote % | 33.24% | 2.56% | 60.93% | 0.41% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.47% | 0.55% | 1.18% | 100% | 27.69% |
