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Hardeep Singh Puri elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha after two nominations rejected

Hardeep Singh Puri elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha after two nominations rejected

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Hardeep Puri, the Union Petroleum Minister, was declared elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh unopposed after the nomination papers of two independent candidates – one of them backed by the Congress – were rejected. The opposition criticised his nomination, alleging links with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Union Minister and BJP candidate Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. The result was all but certain after the nomination papers of two other candidates were rejected, leaving Puri as the only candidate in the fray. The Returning Officer formally…

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Hardeep Singh Puri elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha after two nominations rejected

Union Minister and BJP candidate Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. The result was all but certain after the nomination papers of two other candidates were rejected, leaving Puri as the only candidate in the fray. The Returning Officer formally…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Union minister Hardeep Puri declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Union Petroleum Minister and BJP candidate Hardeep Singh Puri was on Thursday declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh, an official said. On the last day of the withdrawal of nominations, Puri, who was the sole candidate in the fray as the papers of other two…

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Union minister Hardeep Puri declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri was declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Returning Officer for the November 12 by-election, Umesh Sharma declared Puri elected on the last day for withdrawal (Thursday), after the papers of the other two…

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