New Delhi : The term of office of 8 members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) elected from Assam and Tamil Nadu, is due to expire in the month of June-July, 2025 as per the following details : –
| S.No. | State | No. of seats | Name of Member (Sh./ Smt./Ms.) | Date of retirement |
| 1) | Assam | 2 | Mission Ranjan Das | 14.06.2025 |
| Birendra Prasad Baishya | ||||
| 2) | Tamil Nadu | 6 | Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss | 24.07.2025 |
| Thiru. M. Shanmugam | ||||
| Thiru. N. Chandrasegharan | ||||
| Thiru. M. Mohamed Abdulla | ||||
| Thiru. P. Wilson | ||||
| Thiru. Vaiko |
2. Now, the Commission has decided to conduct biennial elections to the Council of States from Assam and Tamil Nadu in accordance with the following programme-
| S.NO. | EVENTS | DAYS & DATES |
| Issue of Notifications | 02nd June, 2025 (Monday) | |
| Last date of making nominations | 09th June, 2025 (Monday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 10th June, 2025 (Tuesday) | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 12th June, 2025 (Thursday) | |
| Date of poll | 19th June, 2025 (Thursday) | |
| Hours of poll | 09:00 am- 04:00 pm | |
| Counting of Votes | 19th June, 2025 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm | |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 23rd June, 2025 (Monday) |
3. The Commission has directed that for the purpose of marking preference(s) on the ballot paper only integrated violet colour sketch pen(s) of pre-fixed specification, provided by the Returning Officer, shall be used. No other pen shall, under any circumstances, be used in the above said elections.
4. Adequate measures for close monitoring of the election process by appointing observers shall be taken to ensure free and fair election.
5. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI from time to time, available at ECI website may be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.