PIB News Update: There are two casual vacancies in the Council of States one each from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala as per following details: –
| State | Name of Members | Reason | Date of vacancy | Term Up to |
| Uttar Pradesh | Beni Prasad Verma | Death | 27.03.2020 | 04.07.2022 |
| Kerala | M.P. Veerendra Kumar | Death | 28.05.2020 | 02.04.2022 |
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala to fill up the above said vacancies in accordance with the following schedule: –
| S. No | Events | Dates |
| 1 | Issue of Notifications | 06th August, 2020 (Thursday) |
| 2 | Last date of making nominations | 13th August, 2020 (Thursday) |
| 3 | Scrutiny of nominations | 14th August, 2020 (Friday) |
| 4 | Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 17th August, 2020 (Monday) |
| 5 | Date of Poll | 24th August, 2020 (Monday) |
| 6 | Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
| 7 | Counting of Votes | 24th August, 2020 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
| 8 | Date before which election shall be completed | 26th August, 2020 (Wednesday) |
3. Commission has also directed the Chief Secretaries concerned to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the elections.