Published 17:08 IST, August 21st 2019
Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
Former PM Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday.
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Former Prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected upposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday. He was declared elected upposed as deline for withdrawal of minations for bypoll ended at 3 pm. Returning Officer and Assembly Secretary Pramil Kumar Mathur me anuncement.
Rajasthan CM and Deputy Cm wish former PM
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Singh on his election to Upper House of Parliament.
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Deputy CM Sachin Pilot too wished former PM for being elected upposed to Rajya Sabha.
(Hearty congratulations to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ji on being elected upposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. state will definitely benefit from your long and impeccable experience. Today all people of state are proud to have you as ir representative.)
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government's chief whip, Mahesh Joshi, received election certificate on behalf of Singh. former PM was minated by Congress while BJP did t field any candidate for bypoll, necessitated due to death of Rajya Sabha MP Man Lal Saini. former PM h filed mination papers on August 13.
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Manmohan Singh's RS tenure ends
Singh was a member of Upper House of Parliament from Assam for almost three deces. He was a Rajya Sabha member for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019 and country's prime minister for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014.
His tenure in Rajya Sabha ended on June 14 this year and he could t be reminated as Congress party did t have strength to send him to Upper House from Assam again and re was or vacancy left. Rajasthan has 10 Rajya Sabha seats. Remaining nine seats of Rajya Sabha from state are with BJP
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19:12 IST, August 19th 2019