TDP, Jana Sena candidates to be elected unanimous for RS, official announcement awaited

It seems four candidates from the TDP and Jana Sena parties have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. With the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations having passed and only four candidates remaining in the fray for the four available seats, their election is considered a certainty.

Sana Satish, Bashyam Ramakrishna, and Chintakayala Vijay filed nominations representing the TDP, while Lingamaneni Ramesh filed on behalf of Jana Sena. Since only these four candidates remained in the contest, their election is effectively confirmed. Returning Officer Vanitha Rani is set to officially hand over the certificates of election (Form-22) to the successful candidates shortly.

The Election Commission of India had announced the election schedule on June 1 for Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, including Andhra Pradesh. According to the schedule, elections for a total of 27 Rajya Sabha seats were to be held on June 18. The terms of 24 Rajya Sabha members are set to expire during June and July. Additionally, by-elections were required for three other seats that had fallen vacant before the completion of the incumbents' terms.

The Commission had announced that nominations would be accepted from June 1 to June 8, with the scrutiny of nominations scheduled for the 9th and the deadline for withdrawal set for the 11th. The Election Commission stated that the entire election process would be concluded by June 20.