Rajya Sabha Elections: Key Updates and Eligibility. Bharat to Further Heat up on September 3 VACANT Rajya Sabha SEATS The Rajya Sabha elections for 12 seats that are vacant at the moment have been scheduled to be held on September 3.
Bypolls to 12 Rajya Sabha seats, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament will be conducted on September 3. Nomination papers can be filed up to August 21, with the proposition that no other papers of that type are to be filed afterward.
Whether Vinesh Phogat Eligible to be a Member of Rajya Sabha
But over the years, there has been pressure on Vinesh Phogat who recently retired from wrestling service before the Paris Olympics because of being overweight before a wrestling bout, by some influential persons to be nominated as a member of the Sabha. Although Phogat is keen on the upcoming election, she cannot contest it. The minimum age at which a person can qualify to be a Sabha member is thirty years. Phogat, currently 29 years old, will be 30 years of age by the time nominations are filed, which is on 29th August.
The Empty Chairs and the Regional Background
Haryana is the home state of the BJP’s Phogat and one of them is for the Sabha whose term has fallen vacant. This entailed vacant after Deepender Hooda the former Sabha member, got elected to the Lok Sabha in June this year. Earlier, the Hoodas passed their wishes for showing faith in Phogat’s nomination but the family of Phogat has not supported it.
As for the contemporary and historical age of the Rajya Sabha and the information about its significant, active, or former members.
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Aam Aadmi Party AAP’s Raghav Chadha is the youngest current Sabha Member and is 35 years old, his next birthday is on November 11th thus he is 36. Chadha was sworn in on May 2, 2022, at the age of 33 hence above the mandatory requirement of thirty years of age.
Non-Politician Members
It is a known fact that the Rajya Sabha has had sportspeople as members among others who are not in politics. Hence the list of people who ‘ve served this house include the outstanding former cricketer; Sachin Tendulkar, world champion boxer- MC Mary Kom, and one of the nominees of AAP, retired cricketer- Harbhajan Singh.