Elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir to be held on February 7

NEW DELHI: Elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, the terms of which are set to expire next month, will be held on February seven, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.

The four members whose terms are expiring are Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saif-ud-Din Soz (February 10) and National Conference (NC) leaders Ghulam Nabi Wani and Mohammad Shafi (February 15).

According to a notification issued by the EC, the polls in this regard will be held on February 7 and the counting of votes will be held on the same day.

A member of the Rajya Sabha has a six-year tenure while a Lok Sabha member has a five-year term.