All 10 Rajya Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh — eight from the Bharatiya Janata Party and two from the Samajwadi Party — were declared elected unopposed on Friday, an official said.
“Except Samajwadi Party candidate Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, the rest (who have been declared elected unopposed) have collected their certificates. The terms of 10 Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh end on November 25, necessitating the biennial elections to the Upper House. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
“All the 10 candidates who were in the fray for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections — eight from the BJP and two from the SP — have been declared elected unopposed,” Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha polls Ajit Verma told PTI. Representatives of Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BJP candidate Radhakant Ojha have collected the certificates on their behalf,” Verma, who is also the Special Secretary of UP Vidhan Sabha, said.
8 BJP, 2 Samajwadi Party Candidates From UP Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha
Earlier reporting noted: UP’s 10 Rajya Sabha seats filled unopposed: BJP gets 8, SP 2; Akhilesh says ‘focus is on 403’ The certificates of election were issued to nine candidates, while SP’s Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani will take on October 12. Earlier reporting noted: LUCKNOW: All 10 Rajya Sabha candidates from UP, eight from BJP and two from Samajwadi Party, were declared elected unopposed on Friday, the last day of withdrawal of nomination papers. Earlier reporting noted: The certificates of election were issued to nine candidates, while SP’s Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani will take on October 12.
