Bhubaneswar, Feb 13: BJD Rajya Sabha candidates Debashish Samantaray and Subhasish Khuntia will file their nomination papers today.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) notification, the last date for filing of nomination is February 15 and the last date for withdrawal is February 20.
Notably, three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha are set to become vacant due to the expiration of the terms of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Prashant Nanda, and Amar Patnaik.
While polling will be held on February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm, the counting of votes will be conducted at 5 pm the same day.