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The Rajya Sabha elections will be held in four seats each in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka, three seats each in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two seats in Jharkhand and one seat each in Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); height: auto !important;\">The last date for filing nominations is June 8. 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