• Background of the by-election:
• By-elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats from 9 states.
• All candidates elected unopposed.
• Last date for nominations: 21 August 2024.
• Date for withdrawal of nominations: 27 August 2024.
• Polling date: 3 September 2024 (no voting required).

Reasons for vacant seats:

• Seats fell vacant in Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana and Odisha.
• Reasons for vacancy: Election to Lok Sabha and resignation.

• Assam: 2 seats (Kamakhya Prasad Tasha, Sarbananda Sonowal).
• Bihar: 2 seats (Misa Bharti, Vivek Thakur).
• Maharashtra: 2 seats (Chhatrapati Udyan Raje Bhosale, Piyush Goyal).
• Haryana: 1 seat (Dipender Hooda).
• Madhya Pradesh: 1 seat (Jyotiraditya Scindia).
• Rajasthan: 1 seat (KC Venugopal).
• Tripura: 1 seat (Biplab Deb).
• Telangana: 1 seat (Keshav Rao).
• Odisha: 1 seat (Mamata Mohanta).

Election results:

• NDA: 11 seats (BJP – 9, Ajit Pawar faction – 1, Rashtriya Lok Morcha – 1).
• Congress: 1 seat.