Rajya Sabha polls Live Updates: MLAs of four states to vote today for 16 vacant seats in Upper House

A view of Parliament. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)

As of now, 41 candidates belonging to various parties in 11 states — Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab – have won unopposed.

Here is a breakdown of what is happening in the four states:

Rajasthan

Number of seats: 4

Number of candidates: 5

Number of votes each candidate needs to win: 41

Haryana

Number of seats: 2

Number of candidates: 3

Number of votes required for each candidate to win: 31

Karnataka

Number of seats: 4

Number of candidates: 6

Number of votes required for each candidate to win: 45

Maharashtra

Number of seats: 6

Number of candidates: 7

Number of votes needed: 42