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Pawan Khera Nominated for Rajya Sabha Debut as Congress Releases Candidate List

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • Congress leader Pawan Khera will make his Rajya Sabha debut after being nominated for a seat from Karnataka.
  • The party also nominated Mansoor Ali Khan from Karnataka and announced candidates for other states.
  • Rajya Sabha bye-elections for 24 seats across 10 states are scheduled for June 18.

Congress leader Pawan Khera is set to enter the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, following his nomination by the party for a seat representing Karnataka. The Congress has also nominated Mansoor Ali Khan from the same state.

The party's list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bye-elections includes Meenakshi Natarajan from Madhya Pradesh, Neeraj Dangi from Rajasthan, Praveen Chakravarty from Tamil Nadu, and Pranav Jha from Jharkhand. This marks a significant parliamentary debut for Khera, a prominent figure in the Congress party.

These nominations come ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for June 18. The elections will fill 24 seats across 10 states, including Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Manipur. Additionally, by-elections for one seat each in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha will be conducted on the same day. The deadline for filing nominations is June 8.

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