File photograph of Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta.
Noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani was additionally nominated to Rajya Sabha by the central authorities, in accordance to a Home Ministry notification.
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Former journalist Swapan Dasgupta, who had resigned from Rajya Sabha and unsuccessfully contested the current West Bengal meeting elections on a BJP ticket, has been renominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the federal government. Noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani was additionally nominated to Rajya Sabha by the cental authorities.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to renominate Shri Swapan Dasgupta to the Council of States to fill the seat which has fallen vacant due to his resignation for his reminder term viz – 24-04-2022,” in accordance to a Home Ministry notification. In a separate notification, the Home Ministry stated Jethmalani has been nominated to Rajya Sabha to fill the seat that has fallen vacant due to the demise of Raghunath Mohapatra for the reminder his (Mohapatra’s) time period i.e until 13-07-2024.
The President nominates famend personalities to the Upper House on the recommendation of the federal government. The nominated members are drawn from fields such as literature, science, sports activities, artwork and social service.
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