Ahluwalia, Rebello elected unopposed

Ranchi, Mar 20 (UNI) Mr S S Ahluwalia(BJP) and Ms Mabel Rebello (Congress) were declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand today, according to returning officer and assembly secretary Sitaram Shani.

Mr Ahluwalia was reelected for the second term.

The election was necessitated as the term of Mr Ahluwalia and Mr R K Anand(congress) had expired.

Besides Mr Ahluwalia and Ms Rebello, no other candidates had filed nomination papers. Today was the last date of withdrawal.

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