Patna, Apr 19 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister
Sushil Kumar Modi and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi besides eight others
were today declared elected unopposed after end of the deadline for withdrawal
of nomination papers as 11 candidates remained in fray for as many seats of
Bihar Legislative Council, falling vacant on May 6.
Secretary of Bihar Legislative Assembly-cum-Returning Officer for Bihar
Legislative Council election Ram Shresth Rai declared all the 11 candidates
elected unopposed after end of the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers.
None of 11 candidates who had filed their nomination papers, withdrew their
candidature, and consequently they remained in fray for as many seats of the
Council.
In the event of 11 candidates remaining in fray for as many seats, there was no
need for voting, slated for April 26 and all of them were declared unopposed,
which was mere a formality.
Those who were declared elected unopposed are Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar, Rameshwar Mahto, Khalid Anwar (all JD-U), former Chief Minister Rabri
Devi, state RJD president Ramchandra Purve and senior party leader Khurshid
Mohsin (all RJD), Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Health Minister
Mangal Pandey, former union minister Dr Sanjay Paswan (all BJP), Santosh
Manjhi (HAM) and Premchand Mishra (Congress).
The term of all the elected members of Council will become effective from May 07.
Bihar Legislative Council's 10 seats will be falling vacant on May 06. Another seat
had fallen vacant following disqualification of Narendra Singh from the state
legislative council on January 6 in 2016. His term was also up to May 06.
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