BJP’s Bahoran Lal Maurya elected unopposed to Legislative Council

The notification for the byelection of this seat was issued on June 25, while the last date for nomination was July 2.

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Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bahoran Lal Maurya was elected unopposed on Friday in the byelection to a seat of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, an official said.

Special Secretary and Returning Officer of the UP Legislative Assembly Mohammad Mushahid announced the election of Maurya while issuing a notification to that effect. Maurya was given the certificate of election after the nomination withdrawal period ended on Friday, the official said.

Maurya had filed his nomination as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) on Tuesday. As there was no nomination from the opposition parties against him, Maurya was declared elected unopposed.

The notification for the byelection of this seat was issued on June 25, while the last date for nomination was July 2. After scrutiny of nomination papers on July 3, the date for withdrawal of nomination was fixed till July 5. The voting was to be held on July 12.

This seat fell vacant due to resignation of Samajwadi Party member Swami Prasad Maurya on February 20 this year. His term was was to end in July 2028.

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