Shillong, June 11 (IANS) James Sangma of the National People’s Party (NPP) was on Thursday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Meghalaya after no other candidate filed nomination papers for the lone parliamentary seat.The election to the Rajya Sabha seat was scheduled to be held on June 18. However, with Sangma emerging as the sole candidate in the fray, Returning Officer and Secretary of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Malthus Sangma formally declared him elected unopposed on the last …
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Shillong, May 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr B.D.R. Tiwari said on Friday that polling for the election to one Rajya Sabha seat from the state will be held on June 18, with vote counting scheduled later the same day. The announcement was made after a meeting convened by the CEO with representatives of various political parties at the Main Secretariat Building in Shillong to brief them on the election process and statutory requirements.According to the election schedule, the…