{"id":10951,"date":"2024-02-14T08:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=10951"},"modified":"2024-02-14T08:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:10:32","slug":"sonia-gandhi-files-nomination-for-rajya-sabha-elections-from-rajasthan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/sonia-gandhi-files-nomination-for-rajya-sabha-elections-from-rajasthan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonia Gandhi Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Elections From Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jaipur, Feb 14: Sonia\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Gandhi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>chairperson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parliamentary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Party,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>submitted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her\u00a0<\/span>nomination\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wednesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>election\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajasthan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attendance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span>president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Govind\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dotasra,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>chief\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ashok\u00a0<\/span>Gehlot,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rahul\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>general\u00a0<\/span>secretary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Priyanka\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vadra.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sonia\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>head\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parliamentary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Party,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>served\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>party’s\u00a0<\/span>president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nearly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twenty-two\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1998\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Uttar\u00a0<\/span>Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>native\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>member\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Lok\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span>times.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nomination\u00a0<\/span><\/span>process\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>underway\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ahead\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Lok\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span>elections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>April\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>May\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Rajasthan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ten\u00a0<\/span>seats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Three\u00a0<\/span><\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grabs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>biennial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Based\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>relative\u00a0<\/span>strengths\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assembly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ruling\u00a0<\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>expected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>receive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>seats,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>opposition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>receive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contenders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Madan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rathore,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sumerpur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MLA,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chunnilal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Garasiya,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vice\u00a0<\/span>president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>State.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>200-member\u00a0<\/span><\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assembly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>115\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MLAs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>70.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>case\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>battle,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>require\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>minimum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>67\u00a0<\/span><\/span>votes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>won.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Manmohan\u00a0<\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>retire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>April\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>most\u00a0<\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajasthan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>April,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Environment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhupendra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yadav’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>term\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>expire.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>addition,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kirodi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Meena\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resigned,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leaving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>State\u00a0<\/span><\/span>empty.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>initial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>candidates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Biennial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Elections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>several\u00a0<\/span><\/span>states,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>President\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mallikarjun\u00a0<\/span>Kharge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>approved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>candidature\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sonia\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajasthan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Akhilesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prasad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bihar,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reads\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>official\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>All\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(AICC).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chandrakant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Handore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maharashtra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abhishek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singhvi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Himachal\u00a0<\/span>Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fielded.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>February\u00a0<\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>deadline\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>submitting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nomination\u00a0<\/span><\/span>materials.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Members\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>six-year\u00a0<\/span>term,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>33%\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>seats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>years.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>There\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>245\u00a0<\/span>members\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Sabha<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>moment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Twelve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>245\u00a0<\/span><\/span>members\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presidentially\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nominated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>233\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>members\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>representatives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>States\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span>territories\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>&\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Delhi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Puducherry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>31,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Twelve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>veterans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>fields\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>science,\u00a0<\/span>art,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>literature,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>athletics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fields\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nominated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>President.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Each\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>allotted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>representatives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Upper\u00a0<\/span><\/span>House\u00a0<\/span><\/span>based\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>population.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Rajya\u00a0<\/span>Sabha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>chosen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>members\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legislative\u00a0<\/span>assemblies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>single\u00a0<\/span>transferable\u00a0<\/span>vote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(SVT)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indirect\u00a0<\/span>election\u00a0<\/span><\/span>method\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>uses\u00a0<\/span><\/span>proportional\u00a0<\/span>representation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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