Kamal Haasan was among six individuals chosen to represent Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
Officials reported that Opposition parties did not submit nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, according to PTI. “BJP’s Kanad Purkayastha and Asom Gana Parishad’s Birendra Prasad Baishya are declared elected unopposed as there are no opposition candidates,” an official confirmed.
The deadline for submitting nominations was Thursday, June 12.
Assam has a total of seven Rajya Sabha seats. Currently, the BJP holds four seats, while its allies, the AGP and the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), each have one seat. One seat is held by an Independent member.
In Tamil Nadu, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan and five others were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. Returning officer Subramani presented the election certificates to the candidates at the Chennai Secretariat, as reported by ANI.
In addition to Haasan, the other elected members include DMK’s Salma (A Rokkaiah Malik), a writer; SR Sivalingam; P Wilson, who is entering his second term; along with AIADMK’s IS Inbadurai and Dhanapal.
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Tamil Nadu has 18 seats in the Rajya Sabha. To secure a seat in Tamil Nadu’s 234-member Assembly, a candidate requires a minimum of 34 votes. With 158 MLAs from the DMK-led INDIA bloc (DMK-133, Congress-17, VCK-4, CPI-2, CPM-2), the alliance is in a strong position to win four seats.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
