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BJP Names Rajya Sabha Candidates in Uttarakhand and Bengal
The BJP has chosen people to run for several elected seats.
Dinesh Arya is its choice for a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand.
Rukmini Mallick, also known as Koel Mallick, is its choice for a seat in West Bengal.
The Uttarakhand seat is opening because the current member’s term is ending.
The West Bengal seat became vacant after Mallick resigned.
Voting for these Rajya Sabha contests is planned for October 16.
The BJP also announced three candidates for Maharashtra Legislative Council seats.
In that election, the BJP alliance has divided five seats among three parties.
The BJP will contest three seats, while the NCP and Shiv Sena will contest one each.
The BJP named Dinesh Arya as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand.
It selected Rukmini Mallick, popularly known as Koel Mallick, for the West Bengal by-election.
The Uttarakhand vacancy follows the completion of sitting member Naresh Bansal’s term; the West Bengal vacancy followed Mallick’s resignation.
Rajya Sabha polling for 11 biennial seats and the West Bengal by-election is scheduled for October 16.
The BJP also named three Maharashtra Legislative Council candidates, with the ruling MahaYuti alliance allocating seats in a 3:1:1 formula to the BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena.
- Who
- The BJP; its Rajya Sabha candidates are Dinesh Arya and Rukmini Mallick (Koel Mallick).
- What
- The BJP announced candidates for Rajya Sabha contests in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, and for three Maharashtra Legislative Council constituencies.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Maharashtra, India.
- When
- The announcements were reported on Sunday. Rajya Sabha polling is scheduled for October 16; nominations are due by October 6.
- Why
- The Uttarakhand term is ending, while the West Bengal seat became vacant after Mallick resigned. The Maharashtra candidates were announced as the alliance prepared for Legislative Council elections.
Key facts
- Rajya Sabha polling
- October 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; counting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
- Rajya Sabha contests
- Biennial elections for 11 seats and a by-election for one West Bengal seat.
- Uttarakhand BJP candidate
- Dinesh Arya
- West Bengal BJP candidate
- Rukmini Mallick, popularly known as Koel Mallick
- Nomination schedule
- Last date to file: October 6; scrutiny: October 7; withdrawal deadline: October 9.
- Maharashtra alliance formula
- The BJP will contest three seats, the NCP one and Shiv Sena one.
- Maharashtra BJP candidates
- Smita Yogesh Jadhav, Sudhakar Vitthalrao Kohle and Kaustubh Muralidhar Gawde.
Sources
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