Lucknow: SP candidate Alok Tiwari was on Monday elected unopposed in by-election for a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. A formal announcement was made in this regard by returning officer and principal secretary Vidhan Sabha Pradeep Dubey. The by-election was necessitated following death of SP MP Brij Bhushan. Alok is the son of Brij Bhushan Tiwari, who died a day after taking oath as Rajya Sabha member in April.
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