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Returning Officer for the bye-election to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha spot from Tamil Nadu P. Thenmozhi connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) declared Congress nominee Praveen Chakravarty elected unopposed.
The vacancy arose pursuing the resignation of AIADMK person C.Ve. Shanmugam from the Upper House connected May 7 aft helium was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Mailam constituency successful Villupuram district.
Barring Mr. Chakravarty’s nomination, the nominations of the remaining 12 autarkic candidates were rejected during scrutiny connected June 9. As the fig of valid nominations accepted was adjacent to the fig of vacancies, the Returning Officer declared Mr. Chakravarty elected unopposed.
He volition beryllium the 3rd Congress MP successful the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu. Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Christopher Tilak are the 2 different representatives of the enactment from the State successful the Upper House.
Chakravarty acknowledgment CM Vijay
Speaking to journalists astatine the Secretariat successful Chennai, Mr. Chakravarty thanked TVK person and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and different leaders of the TVK and the Congress.
Though the Congress has lone 5 MLAs successful the Assembly, his predetermination was facilitated by the TVK, which allotted the spot to the Congress, a post-poll ally.
He said helium is entering Parliament astatine an important clip arsenic the Narendra Modi-led Union authorities has been readying to present a fewer Bills, which according to him are against the rights of States. He said helium would rise his dependable against specified Bills connected behalf of Tamil Nadu successful Parliament.
