BJP's Kiran Choudhry elected unopposed to RS from Haryana

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BJP's Kiran Choudhry elected unopposed to RS from Haryana

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiran Choudhry was elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Tuesday. Being the lone candidate in the contest, she was declared elected unopposed.


The winning candidate was given a certificate by Returning Officer Saket Kumar for the bypoll at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat. State Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was also present on the occasion.


Earlier when she had filed her nomination, four JJP rebel MLAs had also extended support to her candidature. No other party has put up a candidate for the bypoll for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana which was necessitated after Congress's Deepender Singh Hooda was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rohtak. His Rajya Sabha term was to end on April 9, 2026.

The BJP had named Choudhry (69) as its nominee for the bypoll shortly after she resigned from the assembly a week ago, nearly two months after she switched over from the Congress.

Choudhry joined the BJP along with her daughter and former MP Shruti Choudhry in June. Kiran Choudhry represented the Tosham seat in the Haryana Assembly. Congress had not fielded a candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat as it did not have the numbers.

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