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Former CEC Gill, Tohra elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab
Chandigarh, Mar 19: Congress candidate and former Chief Election Commissioner M S Gill and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President and Akali leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
Chandigarh, Mar 19: Congress candidate and former Chief
Election Commissioner M S Gill and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee (SGPC) President and Akali leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra
were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
Besides, former minister Dharampal Sabbarwal and Ashwini
Kumar (both Congress) and Varinder Singh Bajwa of Shiromani Akali
Dal (SAD) were also elected unopposed to the upper house.
While both Tohra and Ashwini Kumar have been re-elected for
the second successive six year term to the Rajya Sabha, Gill, Sabharwal and Bajwa will be entering the upper house for the first time.
Bureau Report