BJP candidate Sunil Shastri was on Monday declared elected unopposed in the by-poll for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Shastri's was the only nomination filed for the seat and he was declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of nomination, state election directorate sources said in Lucknow. The seat fell vacant after Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan resigned following his election to the Vidhan Sabha.
Bureau Report