Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his two deputies— Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma — along with Minister of State Swantra Deo Singh were declared elected unopposed to the legislative Council in the by-polls.
Returning Officer for the by-poll and Principal Secretary (Assembly) Pradeep Kumar Dube declared the results at 3 pm when the time for withdrawal ended on Friday.
“Four candidates were elected unopposed. The nomination papers of the fifth candidate Mohsin Raza were found valid in the scrutiny on Friday,” said Principal Secretary (Assembly) and Returning Officer for the by-poll Pradeep Kumar Dube on Friday.
No other candidate was in the fray for the by-polls for the five vacant seats in the Upper House of the state legislature. The Chief Minister was elected on the seat vacated by Samajwadi Party MlC Yashwant Singh while Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya was elected on the seat vacated by SP member Bukkal Nawab. Terms of both seats will end on July 8, 2022.
Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma contested for the seat vacated by another Samawjadi Party MlC Ashok Bajpai and Swantradeo Singh was elected from the seat left by SP MlC Sarojni Agarwal. Term of both seats end on January 30, 2021.
Mohsin Raza, the only Muslim minister in the Yogi ministry, filed his nominations from the seat vacated by Bahujan Samaj Party MlC Thakur Jaiveer Singh. The remaining term of this seat is eight months and will end on May 5, 2018.