UP Rajya Sabha Polls: 8 BJP, Two SP Candidates Set for Unopposed Win
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UP Rajya Sabha polls: 8 BJP, two SP candidates set for unopposed win
Eight BJP and two Samajwadi Party candidates are set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh after the nomination papers of two independent candidates were rejected. This ensures all 10 available seats will be filled without a contest, with the BJP fielding new faces ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.
The picture has become clearer after the scrutiny of nominations for the UP Rajya Sabha elections. The rejection of the nominations of two independent candidates has changed the contest.
The election process for the ten Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh has now been finalized. The nomination papers of two independent candidates were rejected during scrutiny. This leaves only eight BJP candidates and two Samajwadi Party candidates in the fray. Independent candidates Omkarnath Chaurasia and Kante Saina also filed nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections. During scrutiny, the necessary proposer formalities were found to be incomp…
Scrutiny of nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections was completed in Lucknow on Wednesday. The nominations of eight BJP and two Samajwadi Party candidates for the 10 seats were found valid. The nominations of independent candidates Kante Sayana and Omkar Nath Chaurasia were rejected for not meeting the required criteria. Now, there are only ten candidates for the 10 seats. If no one withdraws their nomination by October 9th, all will be …
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