NEW DELHI — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee has finalized its slate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, nominating Dinesh Arya for the biennial election in Uttarakhand and actor-turned-politician Rukmini Mallick (popularly known as Koel Mallick) for the by-election in West Bengal.
The announcement comes ahead of polling for 12 Upper House seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal scheduled for October 16.
Key Candidate Profiles & State Dynamics
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Uttarakhand Mandate:
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Candidate: Dinesh Arya.
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Electoral Context: Nominated for the state’s biennial election seat as the term of incumbent MP Naresh Bansal nears completion.
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West Bengal Bypoll:
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Candidate: Rukmini Mallick (Koel Mallick).
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Background: Prominent Bengali film actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP who resigned her seat on July 16 before joining the BJP.
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Seat Trigger: The by-election was necessitated by her own resignation from the Upper House earlier this year.
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