Rajya Sabha election results 2022: Check full list of winners here
- The elections were necessitated as the number of candidates exceeded the seats going to the polls
- The EC had appointed special observers to ensure fair conduct of the elections
- The counting for Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra was delayed
The counting of votes for the Rajya Sabha elections are underway across four states and the winners will be announced by the end of the day. On Friday, as many as sixteen Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka went to polls amid allegations of misconduct and horse-trading.
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The elections were necessitated as the number of candidates exceeded the seats going to the polls. The Election Commission had appointed special observers to ensure fair conduct of the elections, along with video recording of the entire process.
So far, only Rajasthan and Karnataka has declared the winners and Congress is in the lead with three seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has bagged one seat in Rajasthan. In Karnataka, BJP bagged 3 seats and the Congress managed to grab 1 seat.
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Meanwhile, the counting for Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra was delayed after the BJP raised objections to the votes cast by three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), alleging violation of rules.
Here’s full list of winners from Rajasthan
Mukul Wasnik – Indian National Congress
Randeep Surjewala – Indian National Congress
Pramod Tiwari – Indian National Congress
Ghanshyam Tiwari – Bharatiya Janata Party
Winners list from Karnataka
Nirmala Sitharaman – Bharatiya Janata Party
Jaggesh – Bharatiya Janata Party
Lehar Singh Siroya – Bharatiya Janata Party
Jairam Ramesh – Indian National Congress
Winners list from Maharashtra
Piyush Goyal – Bharatiya Janata Party
Anil Bonde – Bharatiya Janata Party
Dhananjay Mahadik – Bharatiya Janata Party
Sanjay Raut – Shiv Sena
Imran Pratapgarhi – Congress
Praful Patel – Nationalist Congress Party
Winners list from Haryana
Krishan Lal Panwar – Bharatiya Janata Party
Kartikeya Sharma – Bharatiya Janata Party and Jannayak Janata Party-backed independent candidate
(This list will be updated as and when the Rajya Sabha results are announced)
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