All six Rajya Sabha MP contestants from Tamil Nadu elected unopposed
All six candidates who contested the Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu were elected unopposed on Monday.
The deadline for withdrawing nominations for the six vacant Rajya Sabha seats in the state ended at 3 pm on the day. Rajya Sabha Election Officer Shanthi, said, “All six candidates who contested the Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu have been elected unopposed”.
Shanthi said, Thambidurai from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss of Pattali Makkal Katchi, Christopher Thilak from Congress, Trichy Siva and Prof Constantine Ravindran from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and LK Suthees from Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam were elected unopposed as per Section 53(2) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, and Rule 11(1) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
Thambidurai, Anbumani Ramadoss and LK Suthees were given certificates of their election to the upper House of the Parliament by Shanthi.
Those who contested and won on behalf of the DMK alliance will be given the certificates in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
LK Sutheesh will enter the Parliament for the first time from DMDK. On the other hand, Trichy Siva and Thambidurai have the distinction of having been to the Rajya Sabha the maximum number of times.
A total of 18 persons had filed their nominations and of them, one withdrew her nomination. The nomination of seven others were rejected during scrutiny. Tamil Nadu has a total of 18 MPs in the Rajya Sabha.