Published 19:12 IST, August 19th 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.
Former Prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday. He was declared elected unopposed as the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations for the bypoll ended at 3 pm. Returning Officer and Assembly Secretary Pramil Kumar Mathur made the announcement.
Rajasthan CM and Deputy Cm wish former PM
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Singh on his election to the Upper House of Parliament.
Deputy CM Sachin Pilot too wished the former PM for being elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha.
(Hearty congratulations to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ji on being elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The state will definitely benefit from your long and impeccable experience. Today all the people of the state are proud to have you as their representative.)
The government's chief whip, Mahesh Joshi, received the election certificate on behalf of Singh. The former PM was nominated by the Congress while the BJP did not field any candidate for the bypoll, necessitated due to the death of Rajya Sabha MP Madan Lal Saini. The former PM had filed the nomination papers on August 13.
Manmohan Singh's RS tenure ends
Singh was a member of the Upper House of Parliament from Assam for almost three decades. He was a Rajya Sabha member for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019 and the country's prime minister for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014.
His tenure in the Rajya Sabha ended on June 14 this year and he could not be renominated as the Congress party did not have the strength to send him to the Upper House from Assam again and there was no other vacancy left. Rajasthan has 10 Rajya Sabha seats. Remaining nine seats of Rajya Sabha from the state are with the BJP
Updated 17:08 IST, August 21st 2019