Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

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. I congratulate former PM Dr #ManmohanSingh ji on being elected unopposed as a member of #RajyaSabha from #Rajasthan. Dr Singh’s election is a matter of pride for entire state. His vast knowledge and rich experience would benefit the people of Rajasthan a lot. pic.twitter.com/YfkDQTxzpk — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) August 19, 2019 Deputy CM Sachin Pilot too wished the former PM for being elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. राजस्थान से राज्यसभा के लिए निर्विरोध निर्वाचित होने पर पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह जी को हार्दिक बधाई। आपके लंबे और बेदाग अनुभव से प्रदेश निश्चित ही लाभान्वित होगा। आज हम समस्त प्रदेशवासी आपको प्रतिनिधि के रूप में पाकर गौरवान्वित हैं। pic.twitter.com/hQAThrBmqq — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 19, 2019 (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.) Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh files Rajya Sabha nominations from Rajasthan 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 Relief for Dr Manmohan Singh: Former PM likely to file Rajya Sabha nomination papers from Rajasthan, stands good chance

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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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