Three candidates were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Thursday (June 11, 2026) following the expiry of deadline for withdrawal of nominations. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar won two seats, while Congress candidate Neeraj Dangi secured the third seat.
State Assembly Secretary and Returning Officer Bharat Bhushan Sharma declared the three candidates elected to the Upper House, as no other nominee for any of the seats was in the fray.
The number of validly nominated candidates was found equal to the number of seats to be filled. All nine nomination papers filed by the three candidates were found valid during a scrutiny conducted at the State Assembly earlier this week.
The biennial election was held for three Rajya Sabha seats, as the terms of Congress MP Mr. Dangi and BJP MPs Rajendra Gehlot and Ravneet Singh Bittu are set to end on June 21. The Opposition Congress renominated Mr. Dangi for a second consecutive term.
Mr. Sharma issued certificates of election to all three candidates. Though the voting for the Rajya Sabha election was scheduled for June 18, the polling became unnecessary as only three candidates contested an equal number of vacant seats. The newly elected MPs will serve a term until June 2032.
Published - June 11, 2026 07:01 pm IST
India / Rajasthan / bjp / Indian National Congress
Source: The Hindu - India News
