Patna, (BiharTimes): Renowned surgeon and leader of
the All India United Muslim Morcha, Dr Ejaz Ali, was
on Wednesday elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed. The
opposition UPA did not put up candidate for this
by-poll, which was necessitated by the death of
Moti-ur-Rahman, the RJD member of the Rajya Sabha last
year. |
Besides, all the nine candidates for the legislative
council also won unopposed following the withdrawal of
independent candidate Sayyed Mahmood Ashraf from the
fray. Voting for the rest Rajya Sabha seats would be
held on March 26.
Sayyed Mahmood Ashraf not only withdrew but also
announced his decision to join Janata Dal (United)
saying the NDA government was doing a great work in
the state. Those who were elected to the Bihar
Legislature Council unopposed are Janata Dal (United)
candidates Haroon Rasheed, Heera Bind, Satish Kumar,
and Ramdhani Singh; Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
candidates Giriraj Singh and Kameshwar Choupal;
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)’s Badshah Prasad Azad and
Tanween Hasan, and Congress nominee Dr Jyoti.
Six candidates are in the race for the five Rajya Sabha seats, including Janata Dal (U) spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, former state Planning Board Deputy Chairperson N K Singh, BJP nominee Dr C P Thakur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Premchand Gupta, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) hopeful Sabir Ali, and independent candidate Govind Pandey.
Six candidates are in the race for the five Rajya Sabha seats, including Janata Dal (U) spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, former state Planning Board Deputy Chairperson N K Singh, BJP nominee Dr C P Thakur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Premchand Gupta, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) hopeful Sabir Ali, and independent candidate Govind Pandey.