New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday introduced its six candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on February 27. The grand outdated get together has fielded All India Congress Committee (AICC) treasurer Ajay Maken from Karnataka. Along with him, Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar may also contest from the southern state. Ashok Singh will contest from Madhya Pradesh, whereas former MP Renuka Chowdhury and Anil Kumar Yadav has been fielded from Telangana.
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Rajya Sabha elections | Congress nominates Ajay Maken, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar from Karnataka; Ashok Singh from Madhya Pradesh; Renuka Chowdhury and M Anil Kumar Yadav from Telangana pic.twitter.com/pBdktRWY1B
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Earlier immediately, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan. Party MP Rahul Gandhi, get together’s common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state get together president Govind Singh Dotasra have been additionally current. The grand outdated get together additionally introduced its first record of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial elections immediately.
According to an official launch from the All India Congress Committee (AICC), “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan and Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar.”
Additionally, Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra. The time period for Rajya Sabha MPs is six years, and elections are held after each two years for 33 per cent of the seats. Currently, the Rajya Sabha has a power of 245 members.
The Election Commission has scheduled the Rajya Sabha elections for 15 states, together with Uttar Pradesh, for February 27. Voting will happen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on this date, with the deadline for nominations set for February 15. The outcomes of the elections shall be introduced on the identical day, February 27.
The Election Commission has introduced the biennial Rajya Sabha polls for 56 seats, because the tenure of incumbents ends in April. Out of the whole 245 members, out of which 233 are representatives of the States and Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir (w.e.f. 31.10. 2019) and 12 are nominated by the President.
